1789. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the current Covid vaccinations programme advice for vulnerable people and the elderly and those who required future boosters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18303/23]
1247. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide additional funding to the MS care centre to provide an additional 1.128 bed-nights per year for people with multiple sclerosis in Ireland, to allow residents to learn more about their MS and find ways to self-manage their condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17326/23]
542. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 29 March 2023, as a public representative for the Mayo constituency and in the context of withheld information, if she will confirm with regard to relevant matters (details supplied), the school building projects that are currently on hold or paused due to capital funding pressures. [17341/23]
55. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice the plans for adequate resourcing of frontline gardaí in the context of the recent upsurge in criminal offences such as burglaries and assaults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18060/23]
290. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the ongoing discussions with the HSE and section 39 workers regarding pay scale negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15847/23]
153. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses in the ownership of Mayo County Council that are not in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15830/23]
152. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of the housing stock of Mayo County Council (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15828/23]
89. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures being put in place to assist students who are facing huge pressures in living costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15667/23]
65. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he is taking to support the number of college entrants to speech and language courses in the disability and mental health sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15668/23]
41. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there will be an increase in his Department's core funding to support the childcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15665/23]
8. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the improvements his Department has implemented to improve payments to hotels offering accommodation to refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15666/23]
112. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will list the schools in County Mayo contained within the 58 schools building projects under review within the school building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15514/23]
765. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if additional funds can be included in the sheep improvement scheme to increase the current payment of €12 per ewe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14917/23]
764. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a rescue package can be put in place for the sheep sector through the Brexit Reserve Fund, given the difficulties currently being faced by sheep farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14916/23]
762. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the programmes funded and to be funded under the Brexit adjustment reserve to support fisheries and coastal communities from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14797/23]
597. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline current and planned legislation to protect local shops and convenience store who are subjected to retail crime and theft; if he will outline measures he intends implementing following Garda figures released which reported thefts from shops had increased by 41% over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15385/23]
564. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice the steps that an applicant from Turkey needs to fulfil in order to obtain the right of residence in Ireland given that the applicant is married to an Irish citizen for 12 years and has been a regular visitor to Ireland on the basis of tourist visas while returning to Turkey within the prescribed dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14806/23]
537. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason institutions (details supplied) were omitted from the mother-and-baby institutions payment scheme, despite the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth advising that they should be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15426/23]
525. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many people are employed through the HSE in occupational therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy and speech and language therapy in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15281/23]
524. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average waiting time for development assessment of needs for children who present with signs of delayed development in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15280/23]
523. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many children under the age of 18 years are awaiting speech and language therapy in County Mayo; the average waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15279/23]
418. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education her plans in respect of Irish applicants to Dutch universities who are in need of their Leaving Certificate results prior to 1 September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15278/23]
417. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education on what date will the 2023 Leaving Certificate results be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15277/23]
378. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she has considered a review of the school transport scheme; if additional capacity will be provided to ensure that all children are supported (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14701/23]
377. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if all children requesting school transport will be accommodated (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14700/23]
282. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update as to when the enhanced defective concrete block redress scheme will go live; if applicants approved for the current 90/10 scheme will be guaranteed acceptance on to this scheme without going through a review and approval process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14766/23]
259. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline the use of the €1.065 billion Brexit adjustment reserve per Department to mitigate impacts from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023; the amount allocated from the fund to date; the purpose of each allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14796/23]
136. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the criteria for assessment for the domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15199/23]
100. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the weekly rate of all State pensions to include the full €12 increase introduced in Budget 2023 so people on a reduced pension rate can receive the full increase given the cost-of-living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15198/23]
109. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education her views on whether the provision and availability of facilities is a core issue in the implementation of a quality physical education programme for primary schools; and the immediate steps she will take to address this problem. [14090/23]
101. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will outline her discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan delivery and Reform on the provision of additional capital to support the schools building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14089/23]
282. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has instructed the Quota Management Advisory Committee to examine measures to strengthen the management arrangements for the 2023 mackerel hook and line fishery given the unjustifiable inequity of the present Irish mackerel quota allocation arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14287/23]
279. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has instructed the QMAC to examine measures to strengthen the management arrangements for the 2023 mackerel hook and line fishery given the unjustifiable inequity of the present Irish mackerel quota allocation arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14127/23]
230. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice the status on the appointment of a county registrar in County Mayo in view of the retirement of the outgoing registrar in March 2022. [14285/23]
229. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that since 9 November 2022, Ireland has become the only country in Europe that requires a short-stay visa from Colombian citizens; the measures is he taking to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12747/23]
152. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he outline the budget available within his Department to secure a replacement Government jet, which is recommended to be replaced in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14141/23]
151. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the services that are available to provide help and support for returning and returned Irish immigrants to secure their UK state pension entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14284/23]
150. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to open a Passport Office in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14283/23]
1567. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a late application will be accepted for the ACRES scheme on exceptional circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13360/23]
407. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that proper oversight on the financial governance and regulation of group water schemes is in place by local authorities; if group scheme audit accounts are independently checked by the Local Government Audit Service to which the claim relates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12354/23]
406. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspections undertaken by each local authority administrating a subsidy towards the cost of group water schemes; the number of enforcement notices issued to recover a subsidy not meeting terms and conditions of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12353/23]
405. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown on the amount of subsidy administered for type A, B and C determinants by each local authority for group water schemes, in tabular form, listing the number of group water schemes under each local authority's remit and the total subsidy allocated annually from 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12352/23]
168. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he intends to implement a national hydrogen strategy; if he will provide an update on the working of the interdepartmental working group to generate a hydrogen economy, create jobs, grow, and decarbonise the country. [12694/23]
121. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he intends providing additional funding and resources to the Emigrant Support Programme to help remove barriers facing returning Irish emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12748/23]
356. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to improve dog control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11883/23]
355. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to support the sheep sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11882/23]