89. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide clarity on pages 9 and 10 of Circular 80/2024 (relating to admissions to post-primary special classes) (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43313/24]
836. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of doubling the number of healthcare college places in nursing, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and health and social care professions. [42414/24]
761. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health to provide the estimated full-year cost of employing a health and social care professional to the HSE. [42852/24]
760. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health to provide the estimated full-year cost, and to provide details of the Departments' projections of, the increase in the number of practising GPs between now and 2033. [42851/24]
759. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health to provide the estimated full-year cost of employing one advanced nurse practitioner. [42850/24]
758. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health to provide the estimated full-year cost of employing one consultant in emergency medicine. [42849/24]
757. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health to provide the estimated full-year cost to implement the strategic plan for critical care; and the number of additional beds that would open. [42848/24]
756. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health to provide the estimated full-year running cost of an injury unit; and the average capital cost required. [42847/24]
700. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing a lifelong medical card for everyone born with a congenital condition, eliminating the biennial review. [42604/24]
677. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of implementing a cap on all remaining hospital car parking charges that exceed €10 per day. [42413/24]
393. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently intervene in the case of a child who is without a secondary school place in Limerick (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43235/24]
224. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance Ireland’s contribution to the Ukraine Facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42846/24]
109. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to detail Ireland’s contribution in 2024 to the European Peace Facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42845/24]
108. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff employed in the Passport Service; the cost of increasing staffing levels by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42844/24]
107. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the allocation to the reconciliation fund in 2024; the allocated expenditure in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42842/24]
106. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost to his Department of developing the Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42841/24]
105. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount allocated to the emigrant support programme in the years 2020 to 2024 and expected expenditure in 2025, in tabular form; the cost of increasing expenditure on this programme by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42840/24]
104. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the average full year cost of opening a new mission abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42839/24]
103. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the expenditure on overseas development aid (ODA) in 2024 and allocated expenditure in 2025; how it compares to the 0.7% target of gross national income; the cost of reaching the UN target of providing 0.7% of gross national income in ODA in incremental steps, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42838/24]
89. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach the current number of staff working in the shared island unit; the full year cost of increasing staffing levels by 5%, 10% 15% and 20%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42843/24]
214. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a homeowner who has already been approved for funding vis-à-vis the defective concrete block scheme can expect to benefit from the improved terms of this scheme as agreed at a meeting of the Cabinet on 8 October 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42156/24]
175. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider making the carer's allowance a tax-free payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42133/24]
128. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently examine the ancillary grant that her Department has removed entirely for a primary school in County Clare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41885/24]
76. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will make changes to capital gains tax in order that a loophole concerning properties owned by individuals in nursing home care, availing of the fair deal scheme, can be rectified (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41690/24]
688. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the annual Exchequer funding provided to enable plumbers to upskill as heat pump installers via apprenticeship training or continuing professional development for qualified plumbers; and the State funding provided for upskilling in this area in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [40954/24]
685. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if recent improvements announced with regard to his Department's IVF scheme allow couples who already have one child, regardless of whether this child was conceived naturally or by way of IVF, to avail of support to try for a second child by way of IVF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41617/24]
613. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when evenity (romosozumab) will be made available a person (details supplied) suffering from osteoporosis; if evenity will be covered by the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41197/24]
564. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection, and international protection applicants, currently residing in Lisdoonvarna, County Clare; the reason his Department continues to enter into accommodation contracts in this town when its local population has increased four-fold, but provision of supports in areas like education and healthcare have not increased on a pro-rata basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41616/24]
529. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) who was a child in a school can expect redress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40949/24]
480. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full-year cost of all aquaculture sector supports in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and the breakdown, per scheme. [41032/24]
476. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full-year cost of returning a payment for a scheme (details supplied), based on the most recent participation figures at hand, in tabular form. [40985/24]
475. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full-year cost of returning a payment for both of two schemes combined (details supplied), based on the most recent participation figures at hand, in tabular form. [40984/24]
474. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full-year cost of all pig sector supports in 2024 and 2025, per scheme, in tabular form. [40983/24]
473. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full-year cost of all horticulture sector supports in 2024 and 2025, per scheme, in tabular form. [40982/24]
472. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full-year cost of returning a payment, by amounts (details supplied) for two schemes combined, based on the most recent participation figures at hand, in tabular form. [40975/24]
471. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Exchequer funding allocated to each State body under his aegis in 2024 and 2025, including Bord Bia, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, the National Milk Agency, Teagasc and the Marine Institute and the Agri-Food Regulator, in tabular form. [40974/24]
302. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education when a school in Clare (details supplied) can expect to receive approval to progress to construction works on a new building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41301/24]
273. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she has any plans to extend the parental leave scheme to allow it to be taken in blocks of less than seven days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40942/24]
117. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the annual Exchequer funding provided to incentivise tradespeople to register for the one stop shop retrofitting programme; and the allocation for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [40953/24]
200. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual funding provision his Department provides for acquiring land for biodiversity parks. [40826/24]
199. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the Exchequer funding provided to the National Parks and Wildlife Service to protect biodiversity in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [40825/24]
198. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual Exchequer funding provided, current and capital, for projects (details supplied); and if he would outline current policy in these areas, in tabular form. [40824/24]
133. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the annual funding provided for SEAI grants for heat pumps; and the estimated annual cost of a policy (details supplied). [40918/24]
132. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated annual cost of a scheme (details supplied). [40917/24]