Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Social Welfare Payments

Claire Kerrane

401. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the full list of social welfare payments that will be eligible for the €200 bonus payment in April; if she will provide this information in a list form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9764/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Claire Kerrane

403. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if recipients of partial capacity benefit will be considered in the forthcoming Spring cost-of-living package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9784/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Claire Kerrane

410. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if half-rate carers allowance recipients will receive the announced €200 payment to carers in April 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9916/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Claire Kerrane

411. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if illness benefit recipients will receive the announced €200 payment to social welfare recipients in April 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9917/23]

Departmental Data

Claire Kerrane

417. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the weekly recipient numbers for each social welfare payment since February 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10016/23]

Public Procurement Contracts

Claire Kerrane

418. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will advise on the forthcoming tender for EmployAbility services; when the terms of reference will be published and applications accepted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10017/23]

Job Creation

Claire Kerrane

430. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the consideration that has been given to bringing the job initiative rate of payment in line with the minimum wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10230/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Claire Kerrane

526. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice if consideration could be given to reducing the maximum fee of €950 for naturalisation applicants in cases where the applicant has lived, worked and contributed taxes for a long period of time, i.e. thirty years in Ireland; if this could be added to the exemptions the Minister for Justice allows for in such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10190/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Claire Kerrane

527. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of difficulties faced by people born in England living and working, paying taxes in Ireland for a long period of time, i.e. 30 years, unable to apply for an Irish passport, given the fee of €950 associated with naturalisation which has to be completed first, and the impact this is having on limiting such people travelling abroad within the European Union with a British passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10191/23]

Food Safety

Claire Kerrane

701. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on any changes in the allowed number of days for food producers to store products with Dublin Port; if he will advise on guidelines for the number of storage days allowed and charges thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9870/23]

Rural Schemes

Claire Kerrane

719. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants currently available or due to become available for improvement works to community centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10189/23]

Rural Schemes

Claire Kerrane

1. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the development of a rural proofing mechanism, as outlined in Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8768/23]

Community Development Projects

Claire Kerrane

14. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how her Department is engaging with local communities to encourage awareness and applications to the community recognition fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8977/23]

Departmental Policies

Claire Kerrane

33. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the roll-out of the towns first policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8976/23]

Offshore Islands

Claire Kerrane

58. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how her Department is supporting island-specific projects within the development of local development strategies under stage 2 of the LEADER programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8975/23]

Departmental Strategies

Claire Kerrane

60. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the forthcoming Islands strategy; when the strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8973/23]

Departmental Schemes

Claire Kerrane

63. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development in relation to the announced allocation of €12.5 million to the local improvement scheme for 2023, if further funding is being considered for this scheme given the demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8974/23]

Transport Costs

Claire Kerrane

181. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if free travel scheme holders have to book train journeys online in order to use their pass; if this is the case for all public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9369/23]

Dental Services

Claire Kerrane

218. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the incentives in place to encourage dental practices to take part in the dental treatment services scheme, particularly with regard to rural communities where there will be a lower density of dental practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9005/23]

Public Transport

Claire Kerrane

203. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers that used each LocalLink bus service within County Roscommon in each direction from January 2022 to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will advise on scheduled improvements for LocalLink bus services within County Roscommon in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8735/23]

Further and Higher Education

Claire Kerrane

539. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of approved PLC places in County Roscommon in each of the years 2020 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [8737/23]

An Garda Síochána

Claire Kerrane

583. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank attached to each divisional roads policing unit as of 15 February 2023, in tabular form. [8736/23]

Ambulance Service

Claire Kerrane

669. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will advise on the average response times of ambulances in County Roscommon; and the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location, in tabular form. [8733/23]

Pharmacy Services

Claire Kerrane

670. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the level of staffing of clinical pharmacists in the HSE; the optimum target staffing in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8734/23]

An Garda Síochána

Claire Kerrane

30. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the steps he intends to take to ensure adequate Garda recruitment to ensure adequate Garda resources in communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7390/23]

An Garda Síochána

Claire Kerrane

40. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the impact on the ground in rural areas due to a lack of Garda resources; the steps that will be taken to improve recruitment of gardaí to increase resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7389/23]

Rail Network

Claire Kerrane

194. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the measures that are in place or being put in place to ensure passengers changing trains throughout a journey have clear and easily visible information available to them at those stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8016/23]

School Funding

Claire Kerrane

285. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if grants are available for primary schools to purchase sports equipment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7916/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Claire Kerrane

300. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if free travel scheme holders have to book train journeys online in order to use their pass; if this is the case for all public transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7917/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Claire Kerrane

301. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will advise on the rule for the assessment of second properties for applicants of farm assist; the way this rule is applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7918/23]

Social Welfare Rates

Claire Kerrane

306. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to increasing qualified adult rates alongside increases to core social welfare rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8027/23]

Employment Schemes

Claire Kerrane

120. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the weekly rate of payment for participants on the job initiative scheme; if the scheme is treated the same as community employment Tús and rural social scheme with regard to payment rate top-ups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7567/23]

Disability Services

Claire Kerrane

127. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to introduce the EU disability card in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7603/23]

Health Services Staff

Claire Kerrane

593. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health when a post (details supplied) will be filled; how long the post is vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6590/23]

Medicinal Products

Claire Kerrane

594. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the drugs payment scheme to date, in tabular form. [6591/23]

Medicinal Products

Claire Kerrane

595. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the process in writing by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain the drug cariban. [6592/23]

Medicinal Products

Claire Kerrane

596. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason that cariban cannot be prescribed by a GP under the drugs payment scheme to ensure easier access to it for pregnant women. [6593/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Claire Kerrane

723. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health when a worker (details supplied) will receive their Covid recognition payment. [7055/23]

Grant Payments

Claire Kerrane

887. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grants are available to farmers to make roadway access to a derelict property and a hayshed on their lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6579/23]

Community Welfare Services

Claire Kerrane

1. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the processing of additional needs’ payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6031/23]

Social Welfare Code

Claire Kerrane

3. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations made by the child maintenance review group, including the removal of child maintenance as household means for social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6032/23]

State Pensions

Claire Kerrane

9. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on a State pension solution for long-term family carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6036/23]

Community Employment Schemes

Claire Kerrane

12. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on engagement from her Department with community employment supervisors regarding their employment-related concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6038/23]

Departmental Reviews

Claire Kerrane

15. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her Department’s review of the extension of the free travel scheme to persons with epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6035/23]

Departmental Reviews

Claire Kerrane

48. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will advise on her Department's review of means testing for carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6039/23]

Disability Services

Claire Kerrane

58. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the consultation process as part of her Department’s work on addressing the cost of disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6037/23]

School Enrolments

Claire Kerrane

169. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to enrolling children from new communities, including those under international protection, to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6281/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Claire Kerrane

183. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of disability allowance, invalidity pension and blind pension as of January 2023; the total spend on each payment in January 2023 following the implementation of the €12 rate increase; and if she will provide this information in tabular form, by payment. [6304/23]

Harbours and Piers

Claire Kerrane

313. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide advice with regard to parking at Rossaveel car park (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6256/23]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

315. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will advise of the car parking facilities and supports that are available for island communities; if her Department has had any engagement with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine on providing permits for car parks which are currently only provided on a commercial basis; if she will provide advice on this matter with regard to parking at Rossaveel car park (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6256/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Claire Kerrane

260. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of additional families that will be eligible for the working family payment as a result of the €40 income increase announced in budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5722/23]

Parental Leave

Claire Kerrane

339. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if foster parents can avail of parental leave and benefit or parental leave where a newborn baby or child under stage age of two years is placed with a foster parent or family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5478/23]

School Facilities

Claire Kerrane

133. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if her Department has any plans to dispose of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4975/23]

Maternity Leave

Claire Kerrane

479. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to providing 39 weeks of maternity benefit to persons living in Northern Ireland and working in the State, in consideration of the provision made for maternity allowance in the North and in recognition of cross-Border provisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4076/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Claire Kerrane

492. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on plans to bring forward legislation as per the recommendations by the child maintenance review group, especially around the inclusion of child maintenance as household means in means tests for social welfare supports; when this legislation will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4306/23]

Animal Welfare

Claire Kerrane

807. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the action being taken to provide County Roscommon with additional resources to support animal welfare in the county; the number of dog wardens available in County Roscommon; if there are plans to introduce additional wardens in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4075/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Claire Kerrane

636. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway, in tabular form, who await home care [3310/23]

Care Services

Claire Kerrane

637. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the respite options that are made available to patients being discharged from a hospital (details supplied); and the respite services available in the area. [3311/23]

Care Services

Claire Kerrane

638. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the total number of step-down beds available in counties Roscommon and Galway. [3312/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Claire Kerrane

639. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO 2 awaiting all therapies in counties Roscommon and Galway, in tabular form. [3313/23]

Care Services

Claire Kerrane

640. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were referred to a facility (details supplied); and the number of these persons who were seen in 2022. [3314/23]

Departmental Schemes

Claire Kerrane

674. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on works (details supplied) under the small-scale capital works programme; the timeline for these works; when they are expected to conclude; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3309/23]

Vacant Properties

Claire Kerrane

470. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to providing advance payment of grants for the Croí Cónaithe fund, in view of situations where those renovating buildings in rural areas cannot afford to spend upfront to carry out works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63325/22]

Passport Services

Claire Kerrane

616. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department will run a national media campaign to encourage persons to check passport expiry dates ahead of booking holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1532/23]

Community Welfare Services

Claire Kerrane

841. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide specific figures on the average processing times for applications for additional needs payments by month from June 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63273/22]

Community Welfare Services

Claire Kerrane

842. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide specific figures on the number of additional needs payment applications which have taken longer than four weeks to finalise in each of the months from June 2022 to date; if she will provide figures regarding the following timeframes; 5-8 weeks to process; 9-12 weeks to process, and more than 12 weeks to process in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63274/22]

Oireachtas Committees

Claire Kerrane

857. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when she will inform the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands in relation to a specific issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63576/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Claire Kerrane

881. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on hearing aid grants under the treatment benefit scheme in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1130/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Claire Kerrane

882. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the way that hearing aid suppliers are chosen for the treatment benefit scheme; if there are requirements around hearing aid manufacturers; the quality control that is implemented with regard to hearing aids provided by suppliers who are eligible for the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1131/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Claire Kerrane

883. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the allowable differential between the cost price of the hearing aids provided to those eligible for treatment benefit scheme and the price charged to grant recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1132/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Claire Kerrane

884. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a minimum standard of hearing aid specified under the treatment benefit scheme with specific features like noise reduction, tinnitus relief and so on. [1133/23]

Social Welfare Rates

Claire Kerrane

928. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of updated payment rates for core social protection payments from January 2023; and if she will provide this list, in tabular form, by payment. [2170/23]

An Garda Síochána

Claire Kerrane

1126. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number of 1250cc and 1500cc motorcycles that are in the Garda fleet as of 9 January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1533/23]

Youth Services

Claire Kerrane

1127. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a list of justice youth diversion programmes in County Roscommon, including the location, funding amount and number of young persons engaged in each programme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1534/23]

Departmental Inquiries

Claire Kerrane

1213. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the establishment of an inquiry into the licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63429/22]

Health Services

Claire Kerrane

1214. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the services that are currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way that families can access services within their communities following a diagnosis; if he will provide an update on engagement between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63430/22]

Hospital Staff

Claire Kerrane

1508. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant plastic surgeons working in Roscommon University Hospital in each of the years 2020 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [1530/23]

Hospital Services

Claire Kerrane

1509. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the funding and staffing resources that would be required to increase the opening hours of the complex menopause clinic at Galway University Hospital from one afternoon per week to three full days per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1531/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Claire Kerrane

1711. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health when all outstanding Covid recognition payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2314/23]

Rural Recreation Policy

Claire Kerrane

1926. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development regarding the Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) if she will advise the way the scheme will operate for 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2169/23]

Rural Schemes

Claire Kerrane

1. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the development of a rural-proofing mechanism, as outlined in ‘Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62447/22]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

8. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has engaged with representatives from island communities regarding the establishment of an island-specific local action group under the LEADER programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62465/22]

Departmental Policies

Claire Kerrane

11. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the roll-out of the towns first policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62464/22]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

30. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the islands strategy; when the strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62463/22]

Departmental Funding

Claire Kerrane

44. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on funding allocations for men’s and women’s sheds from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62467/22]

Road Projects

Claire Kerrane

64. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the steps that have been taken to address the backlog of applications in the local improvement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62466/22]

Waste Management

Claire Kerrane

181. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the cost to households has been considered as part of the new deposit return scheme in cases in which a person will pay an additional cost for plastics and cans while also paying for household waste collection which is increasing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61787/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Claire Kerrane

393. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if recipients of the working family payment will receive the Christmas bonus payment to social welfare recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61723/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Claire Kerrane

414. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her commitment to examine the possibility of extending the €500 disability payment to those in receipt of the Partial Capacity Benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62007/22]

Departmental Data

Claire Kerrane

417. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare participants involved in skill development schemes, community and voluntary schemes and training courses per payment type in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62197/22]

Live Register

Claire Kerrane

418. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the current number of recipients of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance; the number of recipients of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62198/22]

Live Register

Claire Kerrane

419. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance by time spent on each payment type, including a time of less than 12 months; less than 24 months and longer than 24 months in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62199/22]

Live Register

Claire Kerrane

420. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the current number of recipients of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance, with regard to jobseeker's allowance for 18 to 25-year-olds for all rates of payment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62200/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Claire Kerrane

421. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the current average processing times for all social welfare payments; the number of applications received for each payment; the number of applications processed to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62201/22]

Live Register

Claire Kerrane

431. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who moved from jobseeker’s transitional payment each year between the years 2013 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the locations that they transferred to, for example, jobseeker’s allowance, other specific social welfare payments, particular education and training schemes, employment and so on in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62293/22]

Forestry Sector

Claire Kerrane

666. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers whose existing forestry is affected by ash dieback can access compensation or other financial support under the reconstitution and underplanting scheme; if he intends to support these farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61786/22]

Water Supply

Claire Kerrane

32. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that are being taken to address increased water connection costs for those building new homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61124/22]

Planning Issues

Claire Kerrane

33. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that are being taken to address backlogs of appeals being processed through An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61125/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Claire Kerrane

64. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a full list of payments which will be eligible for the Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61057/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Claire Kerrane

66. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the processing times for the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61064/22]