Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services Staff

Michael McNamara

644. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of whole-time equivalent (WTE) positions at University Hospital Limerick and within the UL Hospitals Group on 31 January 2020 and on 31 January 2023 by profession, in tabular form, to include consultants, non-consultant hospital doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals such as pharmacists, occupational therapists, radiographers, physiotherapists, accountants and administration personnel; if he will provide the number of said personnel employed via agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14786/23]

Health Services Staff

Michael McNamara

645. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors and nurses employed at University Hospital Limerick and within the UL Hospitals Group engaged in administrative roles who no longer involve direct medical care on 31January 2020 and on 31 January 2023. [14787/23]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

676. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if a medical appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14920/23]

Ukraine War

Michael McNamara

17. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the direct and indirect cost to the Exchequer to date of Irish Defence Forces' participation in the EU Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine); and the budget allocated to meet the costs arising from Irish Defence Forces' participation in the mission in 2023. [13885/23]

Energy Policy

Michael McNamara

64. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if research has been undertaken by his Department into the processes engaged in the production of plastics in Ireland and transforming plastics in Ireland into syngas using solar technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14288/23]

Vacant Properties

Michael McNamara

89. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if an audit of habitable properties or properties that were previously inhabited, to include but not limited to station masters’ accommodation and gate keepers’ lodges and houses has recently been carried out by CIÉ; if he will outline the results of the most recent audit carried out, specifying when it was carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14229/23]

Online Safety

Michael McNamara

380. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has any plans to block access to pornography on computer devices, and in particular, smart phones registered to children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12592/23]

International Bodies

Michael McNamara

562. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the financial contribution of Ireland to the European Peace Facility, EPC, each year since its establishment in March 2021; if there are differing funds operated by the EPC for contributors for the purchase of military equipment designed to deliver lethal force and those whose contributions are specified to be limited to the purchase and supply of non-lethal equipment; if there is a commitment to increase Ireland's financial contribution in future years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13900/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael McNamara

800. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12447/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael McNamara

1358. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment for a procedure at Ennis General Hospital, UL Hospitals Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13128/23]

Forestry Sector

Michael McNamara

1602. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application for an afforestation grant or forestry premia will be entertained by his Department in respect of lands which were previously afforested and felled for which no grant or premia were previously claimed or received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14044/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

35. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the ewe premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11781/23]

Agriculture Supports

Michael McNamara

64. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that is being made by his Department to directly support the cost of shearing sheep and to present wool in optimum condition in order to facilitate further processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11782/23]

Work Permits

Michael McNamara

43. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline any improvements made to introduce a minimum time for the processing of applications for work permits for non-EEA workers in the hospitality sector, in which there is a critical shortage of available skilled workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11807/23]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

76. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons on waiting lists for a driving test at each test centre nationwide; the average waiting time nationally at present for a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11802/23]

Defective Building Materials

Michael McNamara

107. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the introduction of a Mica/Pyrite redress scheme for County Clare households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11801/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael McNamara

147. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11646/23]

International Protection

Michael McNamara

177. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the alternative accommodation that has been sourced to accommodate beneficiaries of temporary protection and applicants for international protection to replace accommodation capacity provided by County Clare hotels that will not be renewing their contracts with the Government beyond March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11808/23]

International Protection

Michael McNamara

178. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage of hotel accommodation capacity in the State currently accommodating beneficiaries of temporary protection and applicants for international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11809/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Michael McNamara

184. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of electrical, plumbing, carpentry and joinery and bricklaying, stone laying apprentices, respectively, waiting to progress their off-the-job training in phase 2, phase 4 and phase 6, respectively, across Solas and the higher education sector, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11806/23]

Hospital Services

Michael McNamara

226. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the rate of theatre utilisation in University Hospital Limerick at Dooradoyle for 2022; and if he will provide the rate of theatre utilisation in Ennis, Nenagh and St. John’s hospitals, respectively, for 2022. [11803/23]

Hospital Procedures

Michael McNamara

227. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of surgeries cancelled at Ennis Hospital in December 2022, January 2023 and February 2023; and if he will provide a breakdown of the surgical procedures cancelled. [11804/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael McNamara

228. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on hip and or knee surgery and cataract surgery in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary, respectively. [11805/23]

Housing Provision

Michael McNamara

290. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of single men with no parental responsibilities under the age of 60 years who are on the waiting list for social housing and-or voluntary agencies housing in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10963/23]

Housing Provision

Michael McNamara

291. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of single women with no parental responsibilities under the age of 60 years who are on the waiting list for social housing and-or voluntary agencies housing in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10964/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael McNamara

432. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11005/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael McNamara

433. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11014/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

689. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the rationale for excluding farmers who received support for one robot under the previous TAMS from accessing supports for an essential additional unit under the proposed new TAMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10958/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Michael McNamara

406. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not qualified for an invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9807/23]

Nursing Homes

Michael McNamara

559. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the supports he proposes to put in place to support the voluntary, not-for-profit, community nursing home sector which is experiencing severe financial shortfalls due to cost of utilities, increased food prices, inflation and staffing costs, while receiving insufficient funds via the National Treatment Purchase Fund to maintain high-quality services and meet all regulatory responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9610/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

705. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the hen harrier payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare, given that this payment issued on 4 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10099/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

Michael McNamara

232. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on their jobseeker's allowance appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9285/23]

Hospital Procedures

Michael McNamara

637. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the reasons that all surgeries at Ennis Hospital in January 2023 were cancelled; if so, if he will provide those reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8454/23]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

176. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person's (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment for a hearing test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7589/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Michael McNamara

199. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an electric mobility scooter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7644/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Michael McNamara

444. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will be renewing contracts with Clare hotels for accommodating beneficiaries of temporary protection and applicants for international protection beyond April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7375/23]

Hospital Staff

Michael McNamara

865. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of people working at University Hospital Limerick on 8 February 2020; the corresponding figure for 8 February 2023; if he will provide details of any additional posts created during this three-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7371/23]

Medicinal Products

Michael McNamara

294. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the process for obtaining the cariban drug for pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6367/23]

Medicinal Products

Michael McNamara

295. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the reason the cariban drug is not prescribed by GPs through the drugs payment scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6368/23]

Medicinal Products

Michael McNamara

296. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through to drugs payment scheme to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6369/23]

School Transport

Michael McNamara

231. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if she will address a school transport matter in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5963/23]

Defence Forces

Michael McNamara

260. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a survey of disused properties belonging to the Defence Forces has been undertaken, with a view to their repurposing as accommodation for refugees or those seeking asylum in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5310/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael McNamara

327. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5305/23]

International Bodies

Michael McNamara

145. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount paid to the European Space Agency in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4115/23]

Heritage Sites

Michael McNamara

201. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of a funding offer made in December 2022 to Clare County Council in relation to the proposed transfer of Shannon Heritage Clare-based sites to the local authority; if any subsequent funding proposal will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4113/23]

National Car Test

Michael McNamara

202. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when the proposed new NCT centre for Shannon, County Clare, will be operational; if he will provide details of its location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4114/23]

Office of Public Works

Michael McNamara

286. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the visitor numbers for each visitor attraction operated by the Office of Public Works for each month in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4116/23]

Housing Schemes

Michael McNamara

327. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if submissions have been received from Clare County Council under the local authority affordable purchase scheme since July 2022; if so, if he will provide details of same; if his Department is examining any schemes for County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4112/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Michael McNamara

484. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will meet with a person (details supplied) who is dissatisfied with the requirements for the benefit payment for 65-year-olds in that a person must have 39 reckonable contributions paid or credited in the Governing Contribution Year (GCY); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4224/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Michael McNamara

495. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4331/23]