Written answers
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Trade Data
1. To ask the Taoiseach the amount and value of sugar imported into the State in each respective year since 1999, in tabular form. [38199/24]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Citizenship Applications
2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details on the use of DNA test results in accessing Irish citizenship; if his attention has been drawn the case of a person...
- Election Monitoring Missions
3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish election observers that he plans to nominate for each country as part of the Organisation for Security Co-operation in...
- Passport Services
5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to escalate a passport application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37998/24]
- Deaths of Irish Citizens Abroad
6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the assistance that can be given to a surviving sibling, also defined as next of kin, of an Irish citizen who died in Canada (details...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Environmental Schemes
7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the warmer homes scheme; the reasons solar PV has not comprised a significant component of this...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Reports
8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to publish declassified reports that were reported in the media (details supplied) on 18 September 2024 in relation to the Glen of Imaal blast on...
- Defence Forces
11. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for a full list of the value of equipment purchased and procured for the Defence Forces in each of the past two years from companies based in the...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Bus Services
12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the median and mean average size of BusConnects, by county, in tabular form. [37970/24]
- Rail Network
13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a train or DART station should be developed at Croke Park, given it is the only one of the ten largest stadia in...
- Driver Test
14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost to increase the number of permanent full-time driver testers employed by the RSA to 290. [38209/24]
- Bus Éireann
15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of ensuring all remaining Bus Éireann PSO buses are fully wheelchair-accessible. [38210/24]
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland plans to run an advertisement campaign on social media and print media reminding drivers to ensure...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
17. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full cost to the Exchequer from 2026 to 2029 as a result of the changes he proposes to make to the standard fund threshold in respect of...
- Regeneration Projects
18. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he has, to date, decided not to extend the living cities initiative to Drogheda and Dundalk; if he plans to do so in Budget 2025 and the forthcoming...
- Primary Medical Certificates
19. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the priority review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; the proposed changes for the criteria to qualify for a...
- Legislative Measures
20. To ask the Minister for Finance the current status of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing) (Amendment) Bill; and when this Bill will move to the next stage. [38203/24]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flexible Work Practices
21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 9 July 2024, if his attention has been drawn to a recent media report (details supplied)...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Workplace Relations Commission
22. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the Workplace Relations Commission's recent ruling in the case of musician (details supplied), and its implications...
- Industrial Development
23. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA site visits to County Louth for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively; the location in...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of buses within the school transport fleet that are operated by private operators and public operators, respectively, in each of the...
- School Facilities
28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a proposed additional ASD room in a national school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if her attention was drawn to the...
- School Equipment
29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if supports are available for schools to purchase specialised indoor equipment for students who require regular movement breaks and are prevented...
- Special Educational Needs
30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, given the critical shortage of secondary school autism spectrum (AS) classes in Nenagh, where only one secondary school offers an AS class,...
- School Transport
31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for a child with special educational needs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Staff
33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected timeline for the finalisation of the employment status for school caretakers in the education system (details supplied); and if she...
- Disadvantaged Status
34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to seek a review of DEIS resources for a school (details supplied) with a view to providing additional required resources to meet the demand of...
- School Curriculum
35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the recognition of the State of Palestine by Ireland on 28 May 2024, her plans to update all educational materials, including the Irish...
- Schools Building Projects
36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when final approval will be granted to a school (details supplied) to commence works on the new school; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Admissions
37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is concerned that there are insufficient places available in second-level schools in County Louth this year for children with additional...
- School Accommodation
40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when approval will be given to proceed to the next stage of works to provide urgent accommodation for a new autism unit/class, for a school...
- School Transport
41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a school bus ticket application for a child (details supplied); the reasons this applicant’s request for a pick-up point at the...
- School Admissions
43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to the critical concerns of a parents’ group (details supplied) in respect of the significant disparity between available...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Sports Facilities
44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Sports Ireland could be requested to provide additional summer camps for children with physical and intellectual disabilities;...
- Sports Funding
45. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the current 2024 round of applications for the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund; and if she...
- Arts Policy
46. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department or the Arts Council provide any funding to support competitions, competitive prizes, or festivals in the fields...
- Swimming Pools
49. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, in light of the success of Irish swimmers in the recent Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, and considering that there remains a...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- National Parks and Wildlife Service
58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delay in establishing the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) stakeholder forum, which was included...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Benefits
62. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if documentation can be located and a decision be made on an application for domiciliary care allowance (details supplied);...
- Departmental Staff
67. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of vacancies at each grade of higher executive officer and above within her Department as of 18 September 2024, in...
- Social Welfare Benefits
68. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for domiciliary care allowance by a person in County Kerry (details supplied);...
- Departmental Policies
72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the pathway being put in place to establish community safety partnerships and community safety plans across Dublin; and if she...
- An Garda Síochána
73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the annual spend in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by An Garda Síochána on the rental and leasing of...
- Departmental Reviews
74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the review of the enforcement of child maintenance orders. [38098/24]
- International Protection
75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the total number of deportations to date in 2024, including a breakdown of enforced deportations and assisted...
- An Garda Síochána
80. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 4 July 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda...
- Legislative Programme
81. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the legislative programme within her Department. [38202/24]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Forestry Sector
82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has reviewed the take-up of new forestry planting schemes on offer from his Department; and his views on whether further...
- Energy Infrastructure
83. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1644 of the 23 July 2024, if he will confirm that the Department maintains a list...
- Departmental Staff
84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies at each grade of higher executive officer and above within his Department as of 18 September 2024. [38207/24]
- Legislative Programme
85. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the legislative programme within his Department. [38208/24]
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Disability Services
86. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to reduce the lengthy waiting times for children with autism to access urgently needed...
- Disabilities Assessments
88. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of parents that have put in a complaint that their child did not receive an assessment of needs in a...
- Disability Services
92. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total amount of funding allocated for CDNTs and the number of WTE-approved posts for the period 2019-2024;...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
93. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has costed a publicly delivered childcare model in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on...
- Youth Services
94. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide extra funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Early Childhood Care and Education
95. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is concerned that allowing childcare facilities to increase their fees has eroded the 2 September national...
- Disability Services
97. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the caseload and headcount of staff and children awaiting intervention in Cavan children's disability network...
- Department of Health
- Hospital Appointments Status
99. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred four years ago to a neurologist in the neurology department of...
- Health Services Staff
100. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to recruit an ophthalmologist in the Longford eye clinic to enable patients to continue their treatment there; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Appointments Status
101. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a procedure carried out at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37999/24]
- Home Care Packages
102. To ask the Minister for Health when a home care package or short-term care bed will be available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38000/24]
- Health Services
103. To ask the Minister for Health if the cost of an ultrasound scan is included under the free contraception scheme when deemed medically necessary as part of the process for removing an...
- Defibrillators Provision
104. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is in place for community organisations to apply for defibrillators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38029/24]
- Nursing Homes
105. To ask the Minister for Health for children if the HSE will examine all avenues available to keep a nursing home in County Kerry open (details supplied) given the excellent care patients...
- Emergency Departments
106. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made, if any, on the delivery of the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38036/24]
- Nursing Homes
107. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene to keep a nursing home in County Kerry (details supplied) open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38037/24]
- Health Service Executive
108. To ask the Minister for Health if the recruitment embargo by the HSE been lifted for the psychology assistant grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38041/24]
- Hospital Staff
110. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE reconstructive plastic surgeons based at St James's Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [38062/24]
- Pharmacy Services
111. To ask the Minister for Health if the news that another pharmacy is closing its doors due to the pressures of the sector will be examined (details supplied); his views on the case; and if he...
- Hospital Services
112. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reported delays being faced by patients around the country in accessing chemotherapy treatments; to outline specific hospitals where delays are...
- Disease Management
113. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe, nationally and by hospital, by month in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular...
- Hospital Facilities
116. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the process, and expected delivery time, of the 97 beds for Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Ambulance Service
117. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the rationale behind the recent decision by the National Ambulance Service to reduce ambulance coverage in Cork County by...
- Hospital Admissions
122. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to general inpatient hospital wards with a primary diagnosis of mental health difficulties in each of the years 2020 to 2023...
- Mental Health Services
123. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to general inpatient hospital wards with a primary diagnosis of mental health difficulties in each of the years 2020 to 2023...
- Health Promotion
124. To ask the Minister for Health if there is currently any campaign running with regard to pre-conception care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38138/24]
- Health Services
125. To ask the Minister for Health to provide funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38142/24]
- Departmental Correspondence
126. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38147/24]
- Emergency Departments
127. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown, by LEA, of patients who attend the accident and emergency department at University Hospital Kerry. [38153/24]
- Health Services
128. To ask the Minister for Health to schedule an orthodontic assessment for a person (details supplied). [38220/24]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Education and Training Boards
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a matter regarding a site purchase (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38038/24]
- Further and Higher Education
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to support students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38132/24]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Animal Welfare
131. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide additional supports to animal welfare charities ahead of the XL bully ban coming into force on 1 October 2024....
- Control of Dogs
132. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the process for obtaining a certificate of exemption for an XL bully dog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37993/24]
