684. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that orthodontic treatment is provided urgently for a person (details supplied) who has been on the waiting list since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7610/22]
391. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) which was due at the end of 2021 will be processed urgently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7432/22]
394. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the proposed once-off €1,000 bonus payment for frontline health workers to frontline workers employed by section 39 disability service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7130/22]
36. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects the position of IDA Regional Director for the South East to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7114/22]
545. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she has recently reviewed the resources available to provide legal aid in each of the law centres here; if her attention has been drawn to staff shortages which have resulted in delayed legal proceedings; the action she proposes to take to ensure that sufficient solicitors are available in each law centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5838/22]
347. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the arrangement made with the Chinese Government in relation to the return to Ireland of a person (details supplied); if commitments or undertakings, financial or otherwise, were made by the Government to secure the return of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5836/22]
271. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the third party adjudicator for the Permanent Defence Force conciliation and arbitration scheme will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6575/22]
209. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport the discussions he has had with Irish Rail to encourage more passengers onto the rail system in the context of the Climate Action Plan; if he has discussed with Irish Rail its plans to increase the frequency of trains operating between Rosslare Europort and Connolly Station, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5830/22]
362. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who applied for spouse of an Irish citizen status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5582/22]
69. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he expects the new Ireland House Irish Embassy to open in Tokyo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5269/22]
68. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to expand the embassy network in Africa in the context of the Global Ireland Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5268/22]
448. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence if his Department has conducted a re-evaluation of the requirement for airlift capacity by the Air Corps subsequent to the deployment of an emergency civil assistance team to Kabul in August 2021; if he is considering recommending to Government the purchasing of a suitable aircraft or aircrafts for such purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4885/22]
447. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence the current position in relation to the replacement of the LÉ Eithne with a multipurpose vessel; the timelines for the commissioning of the new replacement vessel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4884/22]
314. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered expanding the terms of the Afghan Family Reunification Programme announced in 2021 to include family members of resettled Afghan refugees who are in danger in Afghanistan at present; if she has considered an application (details supplied) for family reunification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4108/22]
218. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will set out the aid being delivered to the people of Afghanistan who are facing starvation at present; if Ireland has taken a specific initiative in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4083/22]
93. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence when the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces will be published; the process that he will put in place to implement the report; if the Defence Forces representative associations will be directly involved in the implementation of the report; if he intends to set out a timeframe for the implementation of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3563/22]
664. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 549 of 9 November 2021 and the response from the South/South West Hospital Group, if an amended response will be issued given that it was related to services in the south east rather than the south west. [3579/22]
368. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education if she or her officials have met with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss its respect for SNAs campaign; if she is satisfied with the level of qualification required to become an SNA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2977/22]
1738. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the process for persons moving residence who cannot find an available general practice to accept them as patients in their new area of residence; the supports available from the HSE for persons in this position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1467/22]
1737. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the action he has taken to address the severe staffing crisis in home support services in County Wexford; if his attention has been drawn the case of a person (details supplied) in which they cannot be discharged from a nursing home due to a lack of home support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1454/22]
1618. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if it is intended to add the booster dose to the EU Digital COVID Certificate; if so, if consideration has been given to certifying the receipt of the booster dose to citizens who obtained their booster in Ireland in cases in which they received their original vaccines in another European Union member state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1103/22]
1241. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she has specific legislative plans to address the issue of damage and theft of life-saving equipment including defibrillators and lifebuoys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1098/22]
254. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport the details of the current tender for Irish Coast Guard aviation services, rotary and fixed wing and in particular the location for these services during the next tender period; if the current four search and rescue bases are being maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1816/22]
240. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport the policy in relation to the age of retirement in State companies under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1241/22]
87. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension claim by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60607/21]
508. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting list for neurology patients at St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin; if his attention has been further drawn to the acute shortage of neurology nurse specialists at the hospital; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59928/21]
245. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58069/21]
173. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she has plans to amend the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 to include in the Act a definition of client in order to ensure that persons adversely affected by what they consider an inadequate standard of legal services can make a complaint to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57605/21]
118. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents of Covid-19 in Irish prisons; the impact of Covid-19 infections on the Irish Prison Service and the Courts Service to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57611/21]
189. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that three towns in County Wexford were subject to boil water notices due to the lack of ultraviolet treatment facilities in the water plants serving these towns; if he will ensure that funding is provided to Irish Water to install these urgently needed facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56813/21]
87. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence when the replacement aircraft for the current Casa CN 235 maritime patrol aircraft will arrive; if he is satisfied with Ireland’s current capacity to patrol its maritime territory; if he has plans to further expand the Air Corps capacity to patrol territorial waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56539/21]
78. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the future development of the Curragh military camp; the capital funding allocated for this purpose in each of the coming five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56533/21]
2. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action taken to address the humanitarian crisis developing on the Belarus-Poland and Belarus-Lithuania borders in particular to bring relief to the thousands of migrants stuck in makeshift camps on the borders of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56502/21]
210. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the options available a couple in full-time employment with the clear expectation of being able to repay the mortgage over a lifetime of work in circumstances in which they require life insurance to secure a mortgage for a home loan and such insurance is unavailable due to a congenital illness; if there is a requirement for the insurance industry to offer life insurance in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55495/21]
299. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence if he has reviewed the upper age limit for the recruitment of Defence Forces personnel at a time when recruiting suitable personnel is proving problematic; his views on whether the current age limits having regard to international comparisons are appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55250/21]
131. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport application of a person (details supplied) will be processed by his Department; if he will reply to correspondence from this Deputy to him on 18 October 2021 on this matter; if he will ensure arrangements are made in his Department to receive a photograph of this applicant for passport purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55187/21]
55. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the motion seeking ratification of CETA will be made in Dáil Éireann given his comments at the Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55065/21]
549. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a lack of specialist palliative care for paediatric patients in the HSE south east region; his plans to put in place new paediatric palliative consultant post in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53994/21]
354. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to disturbing reports coming from Afghanistan regarding the treatment of members of the LGBT+ community by the Taliban; if this matter has been discussed at European Council meetings; if contact has been made with the Taliban authorities on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54003/21]
754. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the premises currently in use by the Legal Aid Board for the provision of legal services under the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations; if each premises has been acquired by leasehold agreement by the Board; if in each case the consent of the Minister was given to the Board to acquire a leasehold interest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52691/21]
217. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the supports his Department provides for research into motor neuron disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50009/21]
412. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered the matter subsequent to her Department’s analysis of issues and supports needed for victims of crime post court hearings including follow-up and psychological support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49194/21]
134. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to allocate revenue generated from the carbon tax to farmers; the timeline he envisages for this distribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49124/21]
163. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the options available to an Irish company that has been refused by the two largest banking companies in Ireland to open a business bank account; if his Department or any other State agency offers assistance in such cases to new companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47599/21]
396. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the current draft CAP strategic plan satisfies all of the EU climate action strategies in a forestry context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47388/21]
395. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU climate action strategies the new CAP must be aligned with and enable in a forestry context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47387/21]
394. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide support to the forest industry to ensure its survival through the ongoing forestry licensing crisis in order for it to deliver on the vision which is being created for Irish forestry for the next 100 years of the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47386/21]
385. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out in specific details his plans to allocate revenue generated from the carbon tax to farmers; the timeline for this distribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47316/21]
301. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice when the passports of persons (details supplied) currently held by the INIS and which will be required for travel purposes will be returned to the passport holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47310/21]
84. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to a report undertaken under item 40A of the White Paper on Defence implementation programme; his plans to act on this report in view of the ongoing effect on retention; the way in which he plans to implement its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47256/21]