188. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if there has been a shift in policy within the building and planning unit regarding the delivery of modular technology as a permanent solution to additional accommodation needs compared to the construction of a permanent structure; if she will provide clarity on any changes in policy; the rationale behind such shifts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26807/23]
187. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the rationale for a school (details supplied) accepting temporary modular accommodation as a permanent design solution instead of a permanent solution for three SEN classrooms; if she will provide an explanation for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26806/23]
186. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the accommodation project for a school (details supplied); the current status of the project; and when it is expected to proceed to tender and construction. [26805/23]
185. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the accommodation project for a school (details supplied); the current status of the project; when it is expected to proceed to construction; the reasons for any delays in the procurement process which has taken 1,232 days to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26804/23]
184. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the implementation of circulars related to the consistent awarding of contracts of indefinite duration across ETBs; the progress that has been made; the actions being taken to ensure compliance by all ETBs, including MSLETB; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26797/23]
175. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the decisive actions he is undertaking to urgently accelerate the implementation of the Crossmolina flood relief schemes in order to safeguard residents, businesses and local communities under imminent threat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27009/23]
133. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on apprenticeships; his plans to address the backlogs in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26655/23]
79. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when construction will recommence on Ballyhaunis primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26666/23]
43. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will consider expanding the role of pharmacists in the Irish health system to include the prescription of some medicines under agreed protocols with GPs to alleviate long GP waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26667/23]
159. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to expediating the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital. [26752/23]
132. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE has paid any professional service for children who are awaiting a service from the CDNT and have completed their assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26751/23]
41. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details on how tax credits can be claimed for a married couple, unmarried couple and an individual; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26753/23]
61. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline progress on the delivery of the children's disabililty network team in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25919/23]
90. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will re-examine the current allocation system of the national mackerel quota; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24654/23]
73. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to put supports in place for forgotten farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24655/23]
19. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice the plans in place to increase garda numbers on the streets of rural towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24652/23]
14. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice the plans in place to reduce delays in the Probate Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24653/23]
19. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [21548/23]
719. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to open respite beds (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24016/23]
718. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the future plans in place to increase bed capacity and resources for respite services in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24015/23]
717. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when respite services at a hospital (details supplied) will be fully opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24014/23]
308. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will consider changing the principal at a school (details supplied) from teaching to administrative, or an additional classroom teaching post within the school to align the classrooms across the four curricular planning bands for increase enrolment of children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24598/23]
307. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will consider significantly increasing the hours for the secretarial post/grant for a school (details supplied) whose workload has significantly increased beyond part-time hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24597/23]
306. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown of additional children enrolled into mainstream primary and secondary schools under international protection and beneficiaries of temporary protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24596/23]
305. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown of the primary and secondary schools in County Mayo that have been sanctioned for additional education supports for English as an Additional Language, taking into account the number of additional children enrolled into mainstream primary and secondary schools under international protection and benefices of temporary protection. [24595/23]
304. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will address the insufficient allocation of English as an Additional Language support hours for a school (details supplied) to teach and integrate diverse children into a small rural school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24594/23]
237. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance to outline, in tabular form, how much has been spent on the bike-to-work scheme for each year to date since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24614/23]
220. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport to outline the total number of kilometres of dedicated cycle lanes available across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24615/23]
219. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport what research his Department, or its agencies, have undertaken to examine barriers to cycling to work; the key findings of any such research; the work his Department is undertaking to address these barriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24613/23]
218. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport to set out the estimated number of people who cycle to work nationally; how Ireland ranks relative to other EU Members States on this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24612/23]
217. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport to outline the measures his Department has introduced or plans to introduce during the lifetime of the current Government to increase the number of people travelling to work by bicycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24611/23]
216. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport to set out, in tabular form, the amounts invested nationally in each year from 2013 to 2022 in developing cycling infrastructure across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24610/23]
211. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider a phased construction approach for the N17 from Collooney to Knock scheme but ensure all design works are completed over the next number of years to ensure this essential infrastructure for the economic development of the West is progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24530/23]
210. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport to confirm the N17 from Collooney to Knock scheme will receive minimum funding over the next few years to progress the design phase following the release of the preferred transport corridor for the scheme in January 2023 following a two-month public consultation period, and the project’s inclusion in the National Planning Framework, National Development Plan, Ten-T Comprehensive Network and is a core component of the Atlantic Economic Corridor (AEC); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24529/23]
133. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider raising the age limit for domiciliary care allowance to 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24638/23]
81. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider further supporting the seniors community alert programme through the community employment scheme, Tús, and the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24639/23]
478. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the town and village scheme funding application by a community group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23967/23]
256. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if additional accommodation space will be granted for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23966/23]
249. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if plans are in place to offer Leaving Certificate students the same choices in their exam papers as was offered to students in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23772/23]
240. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the strategic sites have been identified for each and project lifecycle phase (i.e. in the planning process) for the 11 outstanding Advanced Building Solutions under the IDA regional building programme, in tabular form; if he will list locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23920/23]
239. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will list the locations and completion dates for the 8 advanced uilding Solutions delivered under the IDA regional building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23919/23]
167. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the submission of requests for the 2022-2024 Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23673/23]
84. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what incentives are being considered to prevent landlords leaving the rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23674/23]
35. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the review of the sports capital and equipment programme; when it is expected to open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23671/23]
80. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the plans in place for students with dyslexia who will complete their Junior and Leaving Certificate; if extra time is being given to finish each exam; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23359/23]
104. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education what policy measures are in place in primary and secondary schools for the prevention of obesity among young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22876/23]