330. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will support the efforts of a school (details supplied) to open an ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25009/23]
301. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a teacher (details required) is registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24557/23]
271. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the actions her Department intends on taking in terms of restoring the ex-quota position for guidance counsellors in schools and improving the ratio of guidance counsellors to students across the board, in recognition of their role in dealing with student mental health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24144/23]
105. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseeker’s allowance for each year from 2016 to 2019 inclusive; how these numbers compare with the number of recipients of this payment for 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24445/23]
77. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has examined expanding the payment of child benefit to children in full-time education or training up until the age of 22 years; the amount her Department estimates that this will cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24444/23]
250. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the building works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23782/23]
214. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is taking any action to address the situation whereby banks and other financial institutions in Ireland have not paid any interest on deposit accounts to customers relating to the rising interest rates on bank loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23933/23]
204. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Irish Rail on the matter of their booking systems, which, when accessed via web browsers on smart phones and apps, are repeatedly crashing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23894/23]
135. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects affordable housing to come on stream in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23206/23]
106. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to launch a pilot scheme to provide sewage infrastructure in rural villages which are currently unsewered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23205/23]
53. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will intervene in the matter of GAA matches not being broadcast on a free-to-air basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23197/23]
14. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide details as to when the sports capital and equipment programme will open for applications in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23198/23]
688. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progression of the new home care tender (details supplied); if he will outline an expected timeline for same; if he will ensure that it reaches a timely conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22965/23]
524. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if "Future Energy Ireland", a joint venture between Coillte and the ESB, is required to report to him; if Future Energy Ireland falls within the remit of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, section 6(1); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22654/23]
247. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he, in conjunction with TII, will address safety concerns at a junction (details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22997/23]
177. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason primary schools receive a lower rate of ICT grant per pupil than post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22215/23]
157. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacant posts by discipline in the midwest disability team, in tabular form; the status of the recruitment for these vacant posts; and the efforts being made to fill these posts. [22050/23]
156. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacant posts or new appointments waiting to be filled in the midwest disability team providing services to children living in County Clare in 2022 and 2023. [22049/23]
95. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the recently published report on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; and the impact it will have on the Irish language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking community. [22136/23]
84. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the options available to a school (details supplied) to assist with running costs. [21993/23]
559. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that medical card patients can access dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21084/23]
519. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can retrieve the herd number, now dormant, held by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21745/23]
356. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will rectify a date issue impacting on a derogation on game control (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21627/23]
284. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will intervene in a matter involving two bus routes for Ukrainian schoolchildren (details supplied). [21357/23]
250. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on any remedial works his Department intends to undertake on OPW sites in County Clare in 2023. [21865/23]
249. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an overview of flood remediation works and arterial drainage schemes for County Clare in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21864/23]
180. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider a review of rules allowing tractors to drive on the motorway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21231/23]
126. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider streamlining the process by which a married person going through separation or divorce reverts to their maiden name on their passport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21213/23]
65. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary, respectively, that have applied for assistance under the temporary business energy support scheme to date; the number that have been successful in each county; the estimated value or worth of the support to date for businesses in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21468/23]
59. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of homebuyers in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary who have availed of the enhanced help-to-buy scheme since 23 July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21469/23]
184. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many new builds have been completed in rural areas since 2020. [21005/23]
183. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the schemes and initiatives his Department has introduced to benefit rural Ireland since 2020. [21004/23]
137. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if the bus and rail networks servicing rural areas have expanded since 2020; and if so, if he will provide examples of such expansion. [21007/23]
136. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the schemes and initiatives his Department has introduced to benefit rural Ireland since 2020. [21006/23]
17. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport when he received a Public Service Obligation application from the Shannon Airport Group in respect of a proposed Shannon to Amsterdam Schiphol route; if this application is congruent with state aid rules; when he expects to make a decision on this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20802/23]
109. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he aspires to have any major European Union or United Nations institutions headquartered in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19629/23]
89. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if there have been any developments on reducing the unacceptable delays for driving test applicants and how the plans for the recruitment of additional testers are progressing, given that currently the delays are negatively impacting on some applicants' employment appointments and are inhibiting them from being offered positions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20395/23]
362. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards associated with a GP practice (details supplied); and the costs associated with running the practice. [20098/23]
361. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify plans for the future of a GP practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20097/23]
172. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the rollout of the National Broadband Plan in rural areas. [19248/23]
121. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when Ireland will develop a national strategy on the use of ammonia and hydrogen fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19630/23]
80. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason the coastal waters off County Clare designated for off-shore wind energy are much smaller in area than County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19631/23]
36. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will engage with the President of the United States to ensure that families of those who lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max ET302 crash in 2019, including a person (details supplied) from County Clare, are not hindered in their pursuit for justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19628/23]
605. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene and direct the HSE to recognise foetal alcohol spectrum disorder as a lifelong neurodevelopmental disability in its own right, to ensure that those who are affected by FASD can access the required medication under the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19473/23]