47. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of the roll-out of the promised additional refuge spaces, pursuant to the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; the number of additional refuge spaces provided to date under the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7229/23]
22. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 6 December 2022, the status of the independent review of part IV of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7230/23]
835. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of any engagement he or his Department has had with representatives of an organisation (details supplied) with regard to the decision not to extend the pandemic recognition payment to employees of this organisation, in spite of their frontline work and continuity of service through all stages of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7286/23]
834. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 7 December 2022, the status of the proposed primary care centre for Galway city west; the expected timeline for the delivery of the proposed primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7285/23]
833. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 7 December 2022, the status of the development of a primary care centre on Inisbofin; the status of the land transfer process; when he expects the land transfer to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7284/23]
832. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 73 of 8 December 2022, the status of the development of the new elective hospital in Merlin Park; the timeline for the delivery of the new elective hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7283/23]
827. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health in view of the comments made by the Minister for Social Protection at the Oireachtas Select Committee on Social Protection on 1 February 2023 (details supplied), if the views of his Department have been provided to the Department of Social Protection regarding the recognition of long Covid as an occupational illness; if not, the reason therefore in light of the fact that a failure to act in this regard is leaving long-covid sufferers who contracted covid while working on the front line during the pandemic, in unacceptable limbo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7263/23]
443. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1125 of 19 January 2022, the number of direct provision centres, emergency centres, reception centres and tented accommodation locations which were in use by the International Protection Accommodation Services as of 31 December 2019, 2020 and 2022; the occupancy of each of these centres and locations as of 31 December 2019, 2020 and 2022; the contracted capacity of each centre and location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7291/23]
428. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to develop a national strategy for supporting children affected by parental imprisonment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6745/23]
349. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of any engagement she or her Department have had with teachers, or teachers’ representative bodies, with regard to the proposed changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6955/23]
348. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of any analysis carried out by her Department with regard to the proposed changes to professional development courses for teachers; if she will provide details of any impact assessment carried out in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6954/23]
347. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education her plans to meet with a group (details supplied) with regard to the proposed changes to professional development courses for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6953/23]
311. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of any analysis carried out by her Department with a view to addressing the shortage of home economics teachers; the consideration that has been given to provide grants for teachers to upskill in this subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6533/23]
297. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his attention was drawn to a court case (details supplied); the contention made therein that the Defence Forces have been carrying out duties at Shannon Airport without legal authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6572/23]
230. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 31 January 2023, the date of the establishment of the Cross Sectoral Working Group; the number of meetings; and dates of same, held in 2022 and to date in 2023; if minutes are taken in respect of these meetings; the terms of reference of the working group; the membership of the working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6547/23]
109. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the views of his Department have been provided to the Department of Social Protection regarding the recognition of long Covid as an occupational illness; if not, the reason therefor, in view of the fact that a failure to act in this regard is leaving long Covid sufferers who contracted Covid while working on the front line during the pandemic in unacceptable limbo (details supplied). [7274/23]
97. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for details of any engagement he has had with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to increasing the uptake of apprenticeships in construction-related trades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6946/23]
66. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 1 December 2022, the status of the proposed new further education college in Galway city; the status of the development of the preliminary business case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6945/23]
300. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of cariban prescriptions processed to date under the drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6373/23]
299. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the process whereby pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea can obtain access to cariban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6372/23]
298. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health with regard to the drug payment scheme, the analysis that his Department or the HSE has carried out into removing the requirement for the original prescriber of cariban to be a consultant, in order that GPs would have the authority to be the original prescriber for this medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6371/23]
292. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; when the completed review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6365/23]
204. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of a report by a person (details supplied) into historical abuse by St. John Ambulance; details of any engagement he has had in 2023 with St. John Ambulance regarding the publication of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6192/23]
203. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth pursuant to recommendation 17 of the report by the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection (details supplied) the details of any analysis carried out by his Department with regard to establishing a State inquiry into the practice of illegal adoptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6191/23]
149. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if an update to the discloser has been issued in relation to a protected disclosure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6392/23]
148. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 333, 334, 335, 336 and 337 of 13 December 2022, the status of each protected disclosure (details supplied); if receipt of each disclosure has been acknowledged to each discloser; if further information has been requested in respect of each protected disclosure; if an initial assessment has been carried out in respect of each disclosure; if notifications of closure or otherwise have been furnished to each discloser; if feedback has been provided to each discloser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6391/23]
89. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for the implementation of the recommendations of the recently published 2021-22 annual report by the special rapporteur on child protection; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6140/23]
85. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 17 November 2022, the status of the review of projected timelines for the implementation of the White Paper to end direct provision and to establish a new international protection support service; his plans to publish the outcomes of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6139/23]
56. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the promised strawman proposal for the restructuring of long-term disability payments; the timeline for the public consultation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6125/23]
53. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 30 November 2022, the status of the review of the school meals programme; when the final report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6124/23]
482. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the annual maintenance costs incurred by Coillte for the management of forests under its control; the percentage of these annual maintenance costs covered by income from Coillte's commercial activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5718/23]
278. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to expand the schools meals programme to additional schools in 2023; her plans to increase the rates of funding provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6149/23]
197. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education when the value of grants to voluntary management bodies were last increased, by body, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5635/23]
196. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the value of all grants given annually by her Department to each voluntary management body, both primary and secondary, currently managing schools, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5634/23]
83. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the number of new posts for active travel teams in Galway City Council and Galway County Council that have been filled; the number that currently remain outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5765/23]
82. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the total amount of active travel funding awarded to Galway City Council to date; the amount of funding that has been drawn down by Galway City Council; if he will provide a breakdown of each project and the associated funding, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5764/23]
49. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach if it remains the case that the Central Statistics Office continues to publish crime statistics using data recorded on An Garda Síochána's PULSE system "under reservation"; the length of time the CSO has been dissatisfied with the quality of recorded crime data; and when it is expected that the crime data will be of a standard to enable its publication without requiring the "under reservation" qualifier. [5690/23]
145. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Oideachais maidir le Ceist Pharlaiminte Uimh. 77 den 11 Deireadh Fómhair 2022, an ndéanfaidh sí soiléiriú a thabhairt ar an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis an bplean chun beartas cuimsitheach don Ghaeilge sa chóras oideachais, ó leibhéal an oideachais réamhscoile go leibhéal an oideachais do mhúinteoirí, a fhorbairt agus a fhoilsiú; an ndéanfaidh sí sonraí a thabhairt faoin gcoiste stiúrtha; cé mhéad uair a bhuail an coiste le chéile go dtí seo; an mbreactar miontuairiscí le linn cruinnithe den choiste; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [4836/23]
128. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the November 2022 Report on the Summer Programme, by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4835/23]
61. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 24 November 2022, the status of the final report of the independent review to examine the effectiveness of the policies, systems and procedures in place for dealing with bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Defence Forces, which was to be provided to him by the end of 2022 in line with the terms of reference; when he expects to bring the final report before Government; when he expects to publish the final report; his plans for the publication of all interim reports received by him from the review group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4833/23]
17. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the independent assessment (details supplied) with regard to the independent review to examine the effectiveness of the policies, systems and procedures in place for dealing with bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Defence Forces, has been received by the independent review group to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4834/23]
257. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to section 43 of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012; the amount paid into the special account maintained by the Minister for Health to be used as contributions towards the costs of the National Children's Hospital to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5050/23]
140. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education when the legislation to formally wind up an organisation (details supplied) will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5061/23]
139. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the number of outstanding applications to an organisation (details supplied); the number of outstanding appeals; when it is expected that all applications and appeals will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5060/23]
315. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of successful mortgage to rent applicants who have bought back their homes in each of the years 2012 to 2022, and to-date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3933/23]
314. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of successful mortgage to rent applications through approved housing bodies, local authorities and Home for Life in each of the years 2012 to 2022, and to-date in 2023; the number of unsuccessful mortgage to rent applications through approved housing bodies, local authorities and Home for Life in each of the years 2012 to 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3932/23]