Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Disability Services

Emer Higgins

88. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the steps that his Department is taking to address the long wait times for respite services for people with intellectual disabilities in the CHO 7 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61344/22]

Energy Prices

Emer Higgins

199. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that a group of 95 apartment owners can avail of domestic rate electricity usage in respect of their apartments but have to pay commercial rate usage on the lighting of common areas, halls, stairways landings, corridors and so on in their apartment block; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61560/22]

Ukraine War

Emer Higgins

30. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with the HSE to examine if a site at Crooksling, Brittas, County Dublin is suitable for use for medium-term accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61110/22]

Antisocial Behaviour

Emer Higgins

24. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice her plans to tackle the rise in anti-social behaviour in our capital city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60629/22]

Recycling Policy

Emer Higgins

122. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the exclusion of glass bottles in the recently announced deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60562/22]

Energy Conservation

Emer Higgins

124. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if extenuating priority consideration can be given to applicants for the one stop shop full grant house BER improvement scheme in cases in which a person is terminally ill and requires their home to be made warmer and more comfortable for health reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60588/22]

Departmental Data

Emer Higgins

260. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 302 of 29 November 2022, if he will provide a sectoral breakdown as between pharmaceutical, financial services, aircraft leasing, migration-work permits, interstate adoptions, miscellaneous notarial certs and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60664/22]

Pension Provisions

Emer Higgins

360. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures are in place to assist people who feel their pension was devalued by mismanagement through wind up, (details supplied). [60584/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Emer Higgins

361. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider adapting the living-alone allowance criteria to allow a person to rent a room in their home to an international healthcare worker who has come to Ireland to work, without this impacting on their living alone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60608/22]

Childcare Services

Emer Higgins

392. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are in place to support mothers of children under three years of age who cannot find childcare before they return to work after maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60193/22]

Housing Provision

Emer Higgins

29. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable housing under Housing For All in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59369/22]

Further and Higher Education

Emer Higgins

101. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that his Department is taking to financially support those undertaking PHD studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59309/22]

Further and Higher Education

Emer Higgins

123. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that his Department is making to reduce third level fees for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59308/22]

School Facilities

Emer Higgins

256. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide clarification on the perimeter of a school (details supplied) for the purposes of accessing a green area for the students, which would require a fence around it and need to be beside the school in order to keep the children safe. [60030/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Emer Higgins

123. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons who are on long-term illness benefit for 12 months or longer will receive the Christmas bonus payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58936/22]

Rail Network

Emer Higgins

193. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the status of the opening of Kishogue train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58856/22]

Transport Policy

Emer Higgins

211. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the way that he intends to classify electric scooters in relation to the use of footpaths, cycle lanes, speed limits and insurance obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59311/22]

Departmental Data

Emer Higgins

302. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of documents that his Department has authenticated, apostilled and legalised in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the amount that has been received in fees by his Department for these services in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58691/22]

School Staff

Emer Higgins

324. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the guidelines for providing a secretarial allowance to principals who act as secretariat to the board of management at their school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58690/22]

Social Welfare Code

Emer Higgins

426. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of domiciliary care allowance applications that are approved on first application, appeal and any subsequent appeal; and the number of these that relate to children with autism. [59194/22]

Community Employment Schemes

Emer Higgins

439. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures that are being taken to ensure that the CE scheme is working optimally. [53842/22]

International Protection

Emer Higgins

518. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of hotels that the State is currently utilising to accommodate Ukrainians and other international refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59381/22]

Defence Forces

Emer Higgins

55. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the current level of interest in starting a career in the Defence Forces in comparison to previous years, particularly among women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57486/22]

Online Safety

Emer Higgins

72. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the way that online safety and awareness is currently incorporated into the school curriculum at primary and post-primary school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57484/22]

Special Educational Needs

Emer Higgins

114. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase the availability of ASD specific school places at primary school level in the Dublin mid-west area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57485/22]

School Management

Emer Higgins

222. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the reason that some principals who act as secretary to the Board of Management in their school receive the allowance for principals who act as secretary to the Board of Management, while other principals in this position receive the larger secretary Board of Management allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58638/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Emer Higgins

223. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if the Covid-19 capitation grant to provide for enhanced cleaning services and the purchase of necessary cleaning supplies in schools will be continued going forward to allow schools to maintain the current level of cleanliness achieved with assistance from this grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58639/22]

Departmental Programmes

Emer Higgins

347. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will re-examine the electoral divisions in the Clondalkin electoral area which are included in the Leader programme, in preparation for the new programme commencing in January 2023, in order to ensure that the full catchment of the rural areas of Baldonnel and Newcastle are included in the programme, with particular consideration for the FY electoral division which includes a farm (details supplied) which will soon be home to a vibrant local sports club; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58516/22]

Environmental Schemes

Emer Higgins

197. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that a person would be ineligible for energy efficiency upgrades, such as attic and wall insulation, if they choose not to upgrade their heating system; the way in which his Department can include persons who use home heating oil in the retrofitting programme in order to help towards their household bills whilst also helping tackle climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58059/22]

Tax Code

Emer Higgins

240. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a two-tiered BIK system based on a person’s income, given the impact that the BIK changes introduced in Budget 2023 will have on workers during the cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57640/22]

Insurance Industry

Emer Higgins

246. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will examine the matter of decreasing insurance premiums for retired individuals no longer commuting to and from work by car; if this is a matter which the subgroup on insurance reform is considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57954/22]

Social Welfare Appeals

Emer Higgins

440. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a potentially offensive contact name (details supplied) given to persons appealing a decision on their social protection payment; if this is a matter that she can change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57510/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Emer Higgins

462. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to an issue (details supplied) being experienced by haulage drivers when they attempt to claim social welfare during periods of unemployment; if she will take steps to remedy the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57914/22]

Ukraine War

Emer Higgins

491. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the accommodation recognition payment for households accommodating Ukrainian refugees will be increased, given the current increase in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57960/22]

Road Safety

Emer Higgins

564. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 324 and 325 of 6 October 2022, if she will provide a wider breakdown of the locations from which scrambler bikes referenced were seized in 2021 and to date in 2022. [57964/22]

Mental Health Services

Emer Higgins

580. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to the establishment of the national psychology placement office as recommended in the HSE psychology report of January 2021; when he expects the office to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57286/22]

Disability Services

Emer Higgins

581. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the current policy for the management of urgent cases within children’s disability network teams; if a CNDT can carry out a diagnostic assessment without instruction from the assessment of needs’ division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57288/22]

Health Services

Emer Higgins

702. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if the support of a dietitian is available to persons living in Newcastle, County Dublin and Clondalkin, Dublin 22 who have recently been diagnosed as coeliacs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57970/22]

Vaccination Programme

Emer Higgins

703. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the reason that first-year students from a school (details supplied) are being asked to travel to a HSE facility in Cherry Orchard to avail of the HPV vaccine which is normally administered in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57971/22]

School Enrolments

Emer Higgins

196. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 10 November 2022, if she will confirm that Castlelyon Green, Newcastle is in the catchment area for schools (details supplied); and if so, if she will arrange for the catchment area maps to be updated and recirculated to all the local schools. [57050/22]

Public Procurement Contracts

Emer Higgins

95. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps his Department is taking to reduce the cost of building materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56229/22]

Equality Proofing

Emer Higgins

118. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures his Department has taken and which have been effective in promoting equality in Ireland under equality budgeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56230/22]

Urban Development

Emer Higgins

263. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider allocating space and funding for a public allotment in all new public parks, particularly those under the URDF scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56187/22]

School Curriculum

Emer Higgins

346. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if a gambling addiction preventative and awareness education programme has been rolled out in secondary schools; if so, when was it launched; if she will; provide details of the programme; and if not, if there are plans for a gambling addiction preventative and awareness education programme to be rolled out in secondary schools across Ireland. [56498/22]

Employment Support Services

Emer Higgins

401. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if any directives have been given to Intreo staff on the way to deal with those aged 65 years respectfully in their transition from working to being in receipt of a pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56584/22]

Departmental Funding

Emer Higgins

430. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will consider providing sponsorship for the Christmas lights in Saggart, County Dublin, under his Department's integration remit given that Saggart hosts Ireland's only reception centre for refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56189/22]

An Garda Síochána

Emer Higgins

464. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if her Department implements a retention strategy to keep members of An Garda Síochána in the force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56225/22]

An Garda Síochána

Emer Higgins

465. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the number of members of An Garda Síochána who were hired in the years 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56226/22]

An Garda Síochána

Emer Higgins

466. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the number of members of An Garda Síochána who retired in the years 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56227/22]

An Garda Síochána

Emer Higgins

467. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the number of members of An Garda Síochána who left the force due to resignation rather than retirement in the years 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56228/22]

Rural Schemes

Emer Higgins

632. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will re-examine the electoral divisions in the Clondalkin electoral area that are included in the LEADER programme in preparation for the new programme commencing in January 2023 in order to ensure that the full catchment of the rural areas of Baldonnel and Newcastle are included in the programme, with particular consideration for the ED that includes Newlands farm, which will soon be home to a vibrant local sports club; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56307/22]

Telecommunications Services

Emer Higgins

173. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the circumstance where those looking to switch broadband, landline or television provider end up paying for a couple of weeks to both providers in the crossover transition period, unlike when switching mobile, gas or electricity providers; if he will raise this with the Commission for Communications Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55944/22]

School Enrolments

Emer Higgins

252. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the post-primary catchment area that persons living in a location (details supplied) fall into; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56074/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

298. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to provide targeted healthcare to those suffering with long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55949/22]

Schools Building Projects

Emer Higgins

70. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a building for a school (details supplied). [55666/22]

Schools Building Projects

Emer Higgins

71. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on tendering for the long-awaited extension of a school (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55667/22]

Departmental Reviews

Emer Higgins

251. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his Department's retail banking review; the outstanding work to be completed in respect of this; the timeline for when it will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54277/22]

Tax Reliefs

Emer Higgins

267. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if a 50% discount on VRT for new cars for taxi-driving would increase the number of taxis. [54565/22]

Tax Reliefs

Emer Higgins

268. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the regulations concerning VRT for taxi vehicles; and the way in which these rules integrate with EU laws. [54566/22]

Education Policy

Emer Higgins

522. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if gambling awareness workshops have been rolled-out in secondary schools in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54275/22]

Departmental Properties

Emer Higgins

579. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the way in which the future educational needs of children in Newcastle, County Dublin, will be catered for; if a post-primary school could be accommodated on Department-owned land next to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54888/22]

Departmental Funding

Emer Higgins

590. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of approved funding for capital works that has been made available to a school (details supplied) over the past five years; if she will provide an update on the need for a new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55136/22]

Childcare Services

Emer Higgins

794. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the childcare subsidy announced in budget 2023 is applied as a reduction on the hourly rate as opposed to a monthly deduction, given many providers charge a fixed daily rate regardless of the length of time a child is in childcare for, and that parents paying the daily rate who do not avail of a full day of childcare will not benefit fully from the reduction in cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55531/22]

Family Reunification

Emer Higgins

874. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the steps that should be taken by a person living in Ireland under international protection refugee status who wishes to bring their parent to Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55146/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Emer Higgins

1163. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the timeline for administering the Covid-19 pandemic recognition payment to healthcare professionals working in private sector nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55168/22]

Mortality Rates

Emer Higgins

1239. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to address Ireland's excess mortality rate of 16.8% as of August 2022; if his attention has been drawn to the actions that are being taken by the EU countries that recorded excess mortality rates below 5.5% in August 2022 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55580/22]

Proposed Legislation

Emer Higgins

64. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new legislation on tips and service charges will be up-and-running. [53836/22]

Tidy Towns

Emer Higgins

137. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures that are being considered in providing grant assistance to support the important work carried out by local tidy towns committees across the country. [53841/22]

Budget 2023

Emer Higgins

172. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the BIK changes introduced in Budget 2023 which will have a huge impact on workers during the cost-of-living crisis. [53902/22]

Cycling Policy

Emer Higgins

221. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider issuing a directive that cyclists and scooter users should have bells on their bicycle or scooter for safety reasons when using public roads or parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53048/22]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Emer Higgins

233. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider an alternative option for sending the W62 route from Tallaght to Newcastle on to Adamstown train station via the Peamount road and Newcastle road, in order to link the community of Newcastle to the trail line which is the objective of the original W6, in the context of the full W6 route not being operational until major works are done at Hazelhatch bridge. [53374/22]

Heritage Sites

Emer Higgins

80. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the visitor numbers to the visitor centre in the Phoenix Park for a specified timeframe (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52246/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Emer Higgins

8. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the feasibility of extending child benefit to children who are 18 years or over, but are still in full-time post-primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50309/22]

Cost of Living Issues

Emer Higgins

11. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a timeframe for the introduction of the cost-of-living payments announced in budget 2023 that are due to be issued before Christmas 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50308/22]

Employment Rights

Emer Higgins

112. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which his Department is supporting the expanded facilitation of breastfeeding in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50310/22]

Childcare Services

Emer Higgins

167. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the newly announced pay rates for the childcare sector will include recognition of long service or an incremental pay scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50311/22]

Greenways Provision

Emer Higgins

191. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a progress update on the delivery of the Hazelhatch greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50797/22]

Greenways Provision

Emer Higgins

192. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport his views on the feasibility of delivering the impending Hazelhatch greenway in tandem with the works needed to widen the road at the canal bridge in order to deliver the full W6 bus route service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50798/22]

Budget 2023

Emer Higgins

456. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the funding that is to be available to counselling trainee psychologists based on Budget 2023; if it will consist of a contribution to fees and a salary and be equal in support to the funding available to clinical psychologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50998/22]

Departmental Data

Emer Higgins

460. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of wholetime equivalent psychologists for CH09 in CAMHS, the children’s disability network teams, children’s primary care and the National Educational Psychological Service in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51024/22]

Departmental Data

Emer Higgins

461. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the number of children’s disability network teams in Dublin west; and their locations. [51025/22]

Departmental Data

Emer Higgins

462. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of staff in each children’s disability network team in Dublin west, including social workers, psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and so on, by full-time equivalent. [51026/22]

Departmental Data

Emer Higgins

463. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the role of the new children’s multi-disciplinary assessment hub in Castleknock, Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51027/22]

Crime Prevention

Emer Higgins

177. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the participation that his Department has in the National Metal Theft Forum, to develop a metal theft prevention and crime reduction plan, particularly in relation to catalytic converters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49514/22]

Departmental Policies

Emer Higgins

219. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the regulations or guidelines in place, if any, to ensure that car manufacturers in Ireland install catalytic converters in such a way that prevents their theft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49515/22]

Probate Applications

Emer Higgins

596. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to delays in the Probate Office for issuing grants of probate; the efforts that are being made to address these delays. [49809/22]

Prison Service

Emer Higgins

598. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the status of future planning for the Prison Service; and the way that additional capacity is being built in to cater for the rising population. [50006/22]

An Garda Síochána

Emer Higgins

607. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to delays in An Garda Síochána approving driving licence applications for taxi drivers. [50185/22]

Budget 2023

Emer Higgins

727. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the proportion of the health budget for 2023 that has been designated towards health promotion and prevention measures for conditions such as obesity, cancer and cardiovascular disease and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50048/22]

Health Services Staff

Emer Higgins

741. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will consider funding a new procurement process and funding stream for private companies to tender to help with recruitment of much needed nurses and doctors from countries such as India given that many nursing homes avail of the services of new companies who specialise in this field and have helped them attract talent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50181/22]

Enterprise Support Services

Emer Higgins

120. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details on all the supports available to assist entrepreneurs with disabilities.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49297/22]

An Garda Síochána

Emer Higgins

324. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the number of scrambler bikes seized by An Garda Síochána nationally in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49205/22]

An Garda Síochána

Emer Higgins

325. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the number of scrambler bikes seized by An Garda Síochána in Dublin in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49206/22]

Economic Policy

Emer Higgins

107. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance his views in relation to the trajectory of the Euro; the steps that are being taken at both national and European level to protect the value of the Euro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48781/22]

Budget 2023

Emer Higgins

116. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if the change to the threshold for the higher income tax band introduced in Budget 2023 also applies to retired persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49085/22]

Visa Agreements

Emer Higgins

281. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered introducing a six-month visitor visa, similar to that which is in place in the United States, to allow non-Irish immediate family members of an Irish citizen to visit their family member in Ireland for a maximum of six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48818/22]

Electricity Generation

Emer Higgins

177. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a community enterprise (details supplied) is eligible to apply for the newly launched new solar photovoltaic grants for businesses, public organisations and community groups; if so, the category the organisation should apply under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48645/22]

Social Welfare Code

Emer Higgins

453. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to an issue where persons in long-term receipt of occupational injuries benefit are automatically excluded from the fuel allowance, regardless of their income being below the qualifying threshold (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48598/22]

Health Services Staff

Emer Higgins

668. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health in relation to the plan to increase the number of medicine graduates by 200, the way he plans to respond to the increased recruitment in terms of the talent pipeline being created through graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48411/22]

Health Services

Emer Higgins

694. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the free cervical screening service to women over 65 years who have previously had an abnormal result from a cervical smear test or who have been recommended to continue getting regular smears by their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48469/22]