Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael Ring

1588. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when payment will issue from the HSE to a person's former employer (details supplied) considering that they were fully eligible to receive the pandemic social recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57080/23]

Health Services

Michael Ring

1625. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if discretionary funding will be provided for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57385/23]

Disability Services

Michael Ring

1738. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when funding will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that they can live independently in a council house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1626/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Ring

222. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance if he will review recent changes to the flat rate VAT scheme, which allowed unregistered farmers to reclaim VAT on certain expenditure on farm investments, in view of the impact this is having on TAMS applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56073/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Ring

223. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance the number of VAT reclaims (details supplied) for unregistered farmers that have been refused in each of the past twelve months; to confirm the number of claims that have been allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56074/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Ring

224. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a statutory instrument to ensure that fixtures which are an integral part of a farming structure as eligible for a refund under the flat rate VAT scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56076/23]

Departmental Funding

Michael Ring

299. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if schemes (details supplied) will be in place prior to the referendum scheduled for 8 March 2024 and prior to the local and European elections in June 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55909/23]

Departmental Schemes

Michael Ring

441. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has any plans to amend the TAMS scheme in light of recent changes to the flat rate VAT scheme for unregistered farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56075/23]

Teaching Qualifications

Michael Ring

98. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education if a person (details supplied) can get recognition for her qualifications considering that she is not a new entrant teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55778/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Ring

179. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to farmers in the agri-climate rural environment scheme for the cooperation project stream considering that participants believed they would be paid in late November; the reason for the delay in payments issuing; how many participants are impacted by his Department's delay and provide figures for same, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55496/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Michael Ring

117. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the incentives for communities to progress solar energy or wind energy projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54621/23]

Electricity Grid

Michael Ring

118. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current position in relation to the national grid infrastructure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54624/23]

Electricity Grid

Michael Ring

119. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the plans to upgrade the national grid infrastructure to accommodate greater levels of renewable generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54626/23]

Nursing Homes

Michael Ring

765. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the rate of payment, under the fair deal scheme, to nursing homes when this scheme was first introduced in 2009; to outline the increases that were approved and paid since then; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54556/23]

Nursing Homes

Michael Ring

767. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if there is a unified payment to all nursing homes paid under the fair deal scheme; if this scheme has a varied rate of payment to set out the criteria for such variations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54560/23]

Nursing Homes

Michael Ring

768. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the average payment to nursing homes under the fair deal scheme in the Dublin area; if he will compare this rate to the average rate paid to nursing homes in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54574/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Michael Ring

266. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice the criteria used by her Department to assess applications from foreign nationals who have become naturalised citizens, who wish to have dependent children, spouses, and other relatives join them in this country; if there are limits on the number granted entry; the number of such persons granted entry to join their naturalised citizen from 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54258/23]

Housing Provision

Michael Ring

202. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a breakdown of the full cost involved in connecting newly built modular homes (details supplied) to services such as electricity, lighting, sewage and water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53687/23]

Public Services Provision

Michael Ring

204. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in relation to the recently published "Supplementary Estimates for the Public Service" if he will explain why an estimated €3.4 billion extra is required for the public service; if he will provide a breakdown of the areas that this money is required for; if he will acknowledge that spending controls within the relevant services were not adhered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53392/23]

School Funding

Michael Ring

244. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education if IT grants will be allocated to primary schools this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53428/23]