Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Wastewater Treatment

Frankie Feighan

513. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in a housing development with developer-provided infrastructure for wastewater treatment plants that cannot be connected to a public mains in order that Uisce Éireann can take these over, if there are plans for this to be addressed by his Department to alleviate the burden that is been placed on residents of the estates that have this infrastructure or if there is any funding available for same apart from the multi-annual programme. [40137/23]

Driver Licences

Frankie Feighan

284. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons who lost their driving license on medical grounds in each of the years 2018 to 2022; the number who lost their license who were aged over 66 years; the number who lost their license who were aged under 66 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37841/23]

Foreign Birth Registration

Frankie Feighan

25. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason for the prolonged delays for decisions regarding foreign birth registrations within his Department; and the reason one such case (details supplied) demands certain documents that appear irrelevant. [35815/23]

Tax Collection

Frank Feighan

278. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) will be afforded the opportunity to file form 11, 2022, manually and not on-line, given the person in question does not have access to broadband or the internet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34866/23]

Disability Services

Frankie Feighan

204. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is considering providing funding to deal with the non-payment of increments to staff working within the disability sector, including an organisation (details supplied), who, despite numerous meetings and appeals, to date have no indication the said increments will be retrospectively paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34423/23]

Health Service Executive

Frankie Feighan

254. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is not progressing the sale of a property (details supplied) in County Leitrim to provide for a new health resource for the town in question; and if he will intervene in the matter with the HSE. [34555/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Frank Feighan

390. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department is currently considering applications under disablement benefit from former coal miners based in Arigna, County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32293/23]

National Treasury Management Agency

Frank Feighan

190. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance the reason the NTMA has only increased interest rates on three out of its seven national saving schemes under its control; and his views on whether it is important that the NTMA reflect the recent rise in interest rates by commercial banks and other institutions and review its own products and the interest rate it currently applies [31743/23]

Schools Building Projects

Frankie Feighan

286. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently consider approving emergency works for a primary school (details supplied) in County Leitrim following recent damage caused by subsidence recently. [30499/23]

School Staff

Frankie Feighan

299. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education if her Department will review the decision not to award an extra teacher to a school (details supplied) in County Sligo that now will have 34 pupils in junior infants from September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30763/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Frankie Feighan

296. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education the reason it would take up to seven weeks in her Department's primary school payroll section to progress the paperwork on a jobseeker's application for a teacher (details supplied) who does not have a permanent full-time contract and is concerned about a seven-week or more delay in getting paid jobseeker's payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29090/23]

Energy Prices

Frankie Feighan

127. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline what short and long-term measures his Department is currently seeking to ease the burden of energy costs for the constituents of Sligo Leitrim South Donegal and North Roscommon. [28876/23]

National Broadband Plan

Frankie Feighan

133. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; the number of premises that were passed and connected as of May 2023; and the way that he plans to accelerate the delivery of the plan in counties Sligo and Leitrim. [28875/23]

Departmental Contracts

Frankie Feighan

282. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport if, as part of the Irish Coast Guard search and rescue aviation contract offer to a company (details supplied) consideration has been given by his Department to the important role which Rescue 118, which is based in Strandhill, County Sligo, provides the people in the north west of Ireland as a critical patient safety transfer service between hospitals in the region; if a decision is being made to change the current Sikorsky S-92 helicopters that operate the service to other models; if so, if they have the required helicopter capacity size to enable Rescue 118 to provide this vital service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27565/23]

Departmental Contracts

Frankie Feighan

283. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport if as part of the Irish Coast Guard search and rescue aviation contract offer to a company (details supplied); if, under this proposed new contract the continuity of Rescue 118 as a critical patient transfer service for the north west has been agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27566/23]

School Attendance

Frankie Feighan

497. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education when her Department will re-open applications under the home school community liaison posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27308/23]

Cost of Living Issues

Frankie Feighan

1250. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the increasing costs of infant formula and that amid the cost-of-living crisis, some parents are taking drastic measures to try to make ends meet, details supplied; if the Government, therefore, will consider a price cap on infant formula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28212/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Frankie Feighan

70. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are being put in place to assist the childcare sector, which is struggling to recruit and retain staff in the Sligo-Leitrim constituency, which takes in parts of south Donegal and north Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25943/23]

International Protection

Frankie Feighan

78. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department is taking to provide timely information to communities that are accommodating Ukrainian refugees and international protection applicants in the Sligo-Leitrim constituency, which takes in parts of south Donegal and north Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25942/23]

Primary Medical Certificates

Frankie Feighan

240. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance when it is expected the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal will be formed and be in a position to hear appeals again. [24755/23]