555. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the investment in the community service hub model by €1 million. [39852/24]
554. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of investing €100 million in expanding the enhanced community care programme and rolling out community health networks. [39851/24]
553. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of establishing five, ten and 15 new day care centres. [39850/24]
552. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing funding for the national meals on wheels network by an additional €1 million per year. [39849/24]
551. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of establishing five, ten and 15 more memory assessment support services teams. [39848/24]
550. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of doubling the rollout of early age dementia supports. [39847/24]
549. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the number of dementia advisers by five, ten and 15 posts. [39846/24]
548. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of doubling funding for dementia day care at home. [39845/24]
547. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of rolling out a scheme (details supplied) nationally. [39843/24]
546. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of expanding consumer directed home support to all regional health areas. [39842/24]
545. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing home care hours by one million hours annually. [39841/24]
544. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the number of perinatal mental health midwife posts by five, ten and 15 posts. [39840/24]
543. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of doubling the number of multidisciplinary teams for pregnant women. [39839/24]
542. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of establishing the first ever in-patient mother and baby mental health unit. [39838/24]
541. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing acute psychiatric beds to the recommended 25 per 100,000 population. [39837/24]
540. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of fully funding the national mental health policy, Sharing the Vision. [39836/24]
539. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of extending free primary care counselling to all GP card holders. [39834/24]
538. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the rollout of telehealth across all health regions to offer remote counselling and mental health consultations for older people. [39833/24]
537. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of funding dedicated mental health supports across all integrated care programme for older people teams. [39832/24]
536. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the current spending solely dedicated to mental health supports for the Traveller community annually since 2020. [39831/24]
535. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of expanding Discovery Colleges nationwide. [39830/24]
534. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the number of funded places in clinical psychology doctorate training by five, ten, 15, and 20 places. [39828/24]
533. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the salaries of all assistant psychologists to that of their peers in similar healthcare roles such as assistant physiotherapists. [39827/24]
532. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of fully staffing one under-18 dual diagnosis service. [39826/24]
431. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of implementing an authorisation scheme for disability home support. [39844/24]
323. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if officials from her Department will urgently pass all elements of a case file relating to the refused carer’s allowance payment made by a person (details supplied) to the Office of the Ombudsman, in order that a determination can be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40136/24]
257. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will intervene to ensure that the application made by an organisation (details supplied) under the multi-annual rural water programme 2024-2026 is prioritised on the basis that it has grown far beyond the scale it was initially established for and now also includes a medical centre and sewage treatment plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40227/24]
199. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the options available to parents in the Citywest area given the 60% reduction in first year intake of a school on the grounds of building works (details supplied) ; if she is aware of the preexisting shortage of secondary school places in the area, given it has experienced rapid population growth in recent years; the plans, if any, to increase secondary school capacity in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40059/24]
155. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a breakdown of the number of businesses in each local authority that have been approved for the increased costs of business grant; the total amount allocated in each local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39952/24]
107. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the total number of rent tax credit claims made in each of the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39940/24]
106. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved since 1 July 2020, broken down by county; the number of applicants associated with these claims; and the number of claims by homebuyers (excluding self-builds) broken down by county; and the number of these claims relating to purchases. [39939/24]
102. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of introducing a tax relief of 20% for counselling and psychotherapy. [39835/24]
226. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a quality improvement initiative in relation to the HSE’s paediatric dental service that operates in CHO3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39258/24]
92. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will expressly accept and approve the appeal made to her Department by a school (details supplied) in respect of a refused emergency works grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39222/24]
426. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing benefits such as reduced-cost GP care, reduced-cost hospital-stay fees, and so on, for staff who work in the public healthcare sector, so as to acknowledge their invaluable contribution to healthcare overall, and to potentially entice more into the healthcare professions and ensure staff retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38482/24]
412. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions being taken in Carlow CDNT to address significant and entrenched recruitment issues; the date by which all vacant positions in Carlow CDNT will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39018/24]
358. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason many young farmers (details supplied) are being denied young trained farmer grants and supports; if he proposes to change the existing definition of what constitutes a ‘young trained farmer’; if he will consider amending the qualifying terms and conditions relating to ‘young trained farmer’ relief and grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38707/24]
316. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the age from 66 years for the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39007/24]
296. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that arising from an adjudication hearing of 23 February 2024, her Department was directed to engage with a union (details supplied) to determine the quantum of allowance to be paid to social welfare inspectors of executive officer grade, arising from a claim lodged in 2017; if she will provide an update on the proceedings and a projected timeframe for reaching a conclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38636/24]
275. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider broadening the eligibility terms and conditions for the first home scheme in order that individuals who, in their youth, prior to entering a relationship and starting a family, bought an apartment with a sibling (a partnership arrangement) can qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38948/24]
236. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of students who will participate in creative schools in the 2024-2025 academic year. [38598/24]
212. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) does not have DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38950/24]
176. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of schools presently in receipt of home school liaison co-ordinator hours. [38595/24]
174. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of additional special classes that will be required at primary and post-primary in each of the next five years; and the estimated cost of providing these. [38593/24]
173. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the cost of expanding the summer programme to include more schools and more students. [38592/24]
172. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the cost of hiring an additional special needs assistant; and the cost of hiring an additional special education teacher. [38591/24]