453. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering increasing access to or the amount allocated to families in the back-to-school allowance to reflect the increase in the cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27375/22]
384. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the length of time that the appeals process for DEIS allocation can take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27380/22]
383. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her Department is working with the National Council for Special Education to identify children with additional needs but who have had incomplete assessments or who are on longer than average waiting lists within the HSE for assessments to ensure that their needs are met for enrolment in September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27379/22]
382. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her Department has engaged with schools to ensure that the rising costs for families with school-going children are reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27378/22]
293. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the turnaround times for paper passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27382/22]
292. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the turnaround times for passport applications that are processed through the Passport Express facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27381/22]
119. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if he or his Department have undertaken any discussion with the NTA and NCT operator to reduce test delays in the Dublin area, which are currently taking up to 12-weeks for a test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27374/22]
107. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his Department’s efforts to bring the price of electricity down through the use of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28042/22]
106. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the outcomes of the latest auction under the renewable electricity support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28041/22]
105. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the considerations that are being given to reform or amend the auction mechanisms under the renewable electricity support scheme in relation to onshore and offshore wind energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28040/22]
39. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an update on her Department’s efforts with regard to the LEADER programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27394/22]
11. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will detail progression of the town centre first policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27393/22]
153. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his efforts to minimise the processing times in relation to forestry projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26807/22]
148. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that are being taken or that are required to ensure food security in the context of the ongoing illegal Russian war against Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26808/22]
550. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the steps that have been taken regarding hate crime legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26291/22]
549. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on her continued work to tackle anti-social behaviour in towns and villages, particularly ahead of the summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26290/22]
92. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the mechanisms that exist to co-ordinate and support Irish businesses to help contribute to national climate emissions reductions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25097/22]
674. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his views on the considerations that his Department is giving to further vaccinations for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24340/22]
673. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the details of his efforts to develop a model of care and general health policies for trans people in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24334/22]
672. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of United States trained physiotherapists who have applied to CORU for recognition in the past five years; the number of these who were accepted in the first instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24330/22]
569. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress being made in the roll-out of additional apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24339/22]
545. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the implementation and outcomes of the national LGBTI+ inclusion strategy and to detail the next steps that are being considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24332/22]
544. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of his Department’s efforts to ban conversion therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24331/22]
448. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education her views on work to review the National Action Plan on Bullying, with particular focus on the inclusion of gender identity bullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24333/22]
355. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of his efforts to ensure power-sharing in Northern Ireland continues in the aftermath of the Stormont elections. [24335/22]
296. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing unit builds commenced in Fingal in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the way that the year to date in 2022 compares to previous years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24338/22]
295. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the efforts to supply housing for displaced Ukrainian people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24337/22]
220. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the waiting times for driving tests in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24336/22]
153. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail the FutureBuilding Initiative and the way his Department can help recruit and train workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25243/22]
153. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the number of additional schools accessed the summer provision during 2021; the anticipated demand for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23827/22]
83. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the steps that have been taken by her Department to include climate action studies within the primary and post-primary curriculum; the future steps that might be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23826/22]
33. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of Ireland's contribution to the defence of Ukraine through the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23836/22]
27. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Defence the timeline for the actions that the Government is expected to take following publication of the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23835/22]
235. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if there are clinical psychologists working in the private sector from whom the HSE will accept a report confirming a diagnosis of autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23517/22]
234. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin Fingal area awaiting appointments with the children's disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23516/22]
233. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department is considering expanding the fair deal scheme to allow patients access private to home care packages as opposed to only nursing or residential care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23515/22]
232. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason the health technology assessment of the FreeStyle Libre device is being prevented from being offered to patients over the age of 21 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23514/22]
231. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his views on the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes based on clinical need of any age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23513/22]
199. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has considered the rise in the cost of living in the context of capping childcare fees due in September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23522/22]
198. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has completed the core funding contract with the childcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23521/22]
164. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the actions that her Department is taking in view of the refusal of planning permission for a proposed school (details supplied) by Fingal County Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23520/22]
163. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the number of educational welfare officers who are assigned to cover Dublin Fingal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23519/22]
162. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the number of files that are waiting to be actioned by educational welfare officers in Dublin Fingal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23518/22]
591. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the pandemic unemployment payment will be considered as a social welfare payment for those seeking to attain the special rate of the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22682/22]
478. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education her views on the recent decision to reject planning permission for a primary school (details supplied); the next steps for her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22681/22]
176. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the impact on consumer cost and security of supply following the Commission for Regulation of Utilities decision to permit the ESB to terminate existing contracts in relation to Ringsend, Corduff and Poolbeg plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22683/22]
1747. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of vaccines donated by Ireland through the COVAX programme, by month, since initiation, in tabular form; if he will detail the efforts of the Government to continue assisting nations struggling to contain Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20806/22]
1746. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider requesting additional funding for personal assistant services for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20805/22]
1745. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will address the need for a single standard assessment of need across the HSE and CHOs for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20804/22]
1744. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the extent his Department has considered guaranteeing access to personal assistance service for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20803/22]