967. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is satisfied that the hotel the staff of an accommodation centre (details suppled) are living and working in has the required fire certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35592/23]
904. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the adoption of the previously announced Forestry Programme 2023-2027 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35722/23]
440. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the rationale behind EPV days for teachers providing school-based July Provision; and if she will consider making payment for EPV days tax-free and if she will make a statement on the matter (details supplied). [36004/23]
434. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the estimated number of children who will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme in primary schools in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary, respectively for 2023-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35894/23]
418. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a modular classroom project at a school (details supplied) proceeds without further delay so that the infrastructure can be in place in time for the upcoming new school year. [35660/23]
295. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of home buyers in each county who have availed of the help-to-buy scheme since July 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36018/23]
278. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the status of an application to the help-to-buy scheme (details supplied). [35596/23]
269. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport to provide on a local authority basis, in tabular form, since the formation of this Government, the total amount of funding allocated for the development of new walking and cycling infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37109/23]
266. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the total amount of funding allocated for the development of Greenway projects, by local authority since the formation of this Government, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37007/23]
265. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport to list each national road project that has been allocated funding since the formation of this Government; the total funding allocated to each project over the 2020-2023 period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37006/23]
151. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on plans to purchase a new Government jet; if same will be tendered; and if so, when that tender will be advertised. [35602/23]
11. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an overview of the Shared Island programme since its launch in 2020; the funding provided to each project; and the initiatives supported. [37049/23]
670. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there is any funding stream by which a community can undertake capital works to facilitate the establishment of a GP practice in their locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34946/23]
669. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if grants are available to help a GP set up a new practice facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34945/23]
668. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will consider leasing or purchasing a vacant commercial unit in Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, for the provision of community-level healthcare in this populated centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34944/23]
379. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the average class size for primary schools in each county in the school years 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35288/23]
259. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will directly intervene in a case (details supplied) regarding the maintenance of a roundabout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35237/23]
256. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport what actions his Department is taking, in conjunction with the RSA to address the ongoing difficulties in getting driving test appointments, in particular for re-test appointments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35144/23]
112. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she intends to review television licensing on foot of the recent RTÉ payments and perks controversy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34487/23]
91. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will devise a strategy to maximise the benefit of coach-tour tourism along the Wild Atlantic Way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34488/23]
30. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will devise a scheme to help farmers with particularly old tractors, which are in constant use but in a poor state of repair, to upgrade to newer and safer tractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34484/23]
19. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to expand on the marketing strategy of organic meats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34483/23]
285. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider a revision of third level fees or a similar measure to assist families where more than one child is attending college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34498/23]
261. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if, with regard to lymphoedema, there are plans to address deficiencies in funding for Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34584/23]
143. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average waiting time and average response times for section 35 and 42 NWPS licences (details supplied); how many applications for same have been received; and how many have been responded to. [34579/23]
110. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education why many extra personal vacation, EPV, course providers, who provide high-quality continuous professional development courses, have had their permits to run courses reduced from three years to one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34450/23]
835. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if measures announced to assist final year nursing students (details supplied) will be extended to those undertaking placements in other years of their studies. [34279/23]
834. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a number of measures (details supplied) to ease burdens on student nurses will come into play; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34278/23]
676. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will directly engage with a person (details supplied) in relation to accessing rehabilitation care. [33520/23]
341. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify whether the date range for being liable for the development contribution fee will be amended to include those who have submitted commencement notices in January of this year (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33499/23]
360. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health for an update on any capital works being carried out by his Department at this time in County Clare. [33412/23]
228. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education for details, in tabular form, of all school building projects that are currently underway in County Clare at this time, including estimated completion dates. [33411/23]
222. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she and her officials will engage directly with a parent (details supplied) regarding their School Transport Scheme difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33350/23]
203. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will be taking any drainage works or works on historic sights in County Clare in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33410/23]
196. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will respond to six individual queries concerning a building (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33224/23]
186. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if there are any planned capital works to be carried out on the rail network in County Clare over the summer and autumn period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33409/23]
88. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on measures to address issues impacting on homeowners effected by pyrite issues. [33136/23]
12. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the planned pilot scheme for unsewered villages. [33135/23]
728. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if student accommodation being used to accommodate Ukrainian refugees and International Protection applications over the summer months will, again, be available for student accommodation when the 2023/2024 academic year begins; if he will specifically engage with management of Hubble in Galway to ensure that their facilities are again made available for students after the summer break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32331/23]
647. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns (details supplied) relating to the funding of nursing homes under the fair deal scheme. [32585/23]
559. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his Department might be in a position to sell any older ambulance vehicles that are no longer in use, or in limited use, to a charitable fund (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32048/23]
551. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of new insulin pump starts done in all hospitals within the RCSI Hospital Group in people aged between 0-17 years and those aged 18 years or greater for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32024/23]
511. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will give positive consideration to extending the paid maternity leave period in budget 2024 to reflect the fact that there is an acute lack of place for babies under 12 months in childminding facilities and this often requires parents to take unpaid leave from work. [32440/23]
510. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if officials from his Department and International Protection Accommodation Services are satisfied that an accommodation centre (details supplied) has a properly functioning wastewater treatment system and adequate fire control measures in place that allow for the entire complex, both the main building and adjacent bungalows, to be fully utilised; if he will provide an overview of any remedial works undertaken to address these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32439/23]
489. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that the bus service to and from a location (details supplied) has allegedly ceased; if the cessation of this bus service is a fundamental breach of the contract the State has with the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32146/23]
488. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when she was made aware that the 24-hour security presence at a location (details supplied) had ceased; if the cessation of security cover is a fundamental breach of the contract that the State has with the facility; if he has investigated allegations that the security staff who were on site may not have had full security licences and were paid cash for their services; how he proposes to resolve the issues outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32145/23]
344. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing a €50,000 grant scheme to support individuals who are self-building their first-time home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32046/23]
340. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if officials from the Office of Public Works can provide details of what birds nest on Scattery Island, County Clare; what measures are taken to conserve their habitat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32477/23]
311. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently reconsider, on health and safety grounds, the emergency works grant application made by a school (details supplied) in respect of replacing a collapsing floor in the school’s general purpose room; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32583/23]