504. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if she will take the appropriate steps to make the necessary funding available to facilitate works commencing on a school building (details supplied) without further delay in view that full planning permission has now been granted by Laois County Council for the construction of the new school. [9992/22]
754. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when it is expected that supports such as the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance will be restored for disabled drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7987/22]
552. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider abolishing the current disregard amount in place in respect of tax relief on college fees for PAYE parents who are not eligible for assistance through the SUSI grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8411/22]
305. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider abolishing the current disregard amount in place in respect of tax relief on college fees for PAYE parents who are not eligible for assistance through the SUSI grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8410/22]
268. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7987/22]
260. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the excessive number of HGVs driving through the town of Abbeyleix on a daily basis in order to avoid the M7 and M8 toll fare; if he will examine the matter (detail supplied) with a view towards resolving the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8239/22]
430. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if HSE staff who were redeployed to contact tracing and community testing during the Covid-19 pandemic have now returned to their original posts with particular reference to speech and language and occupational therapists in the CHO8 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7312/22]
335. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if a diagnosis is required in order for a pupil in a mainstream schools to access support from a special needs assistant in view of the delays in accessing appointments for early intervention and assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7296/22]
215. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he supports the development of green hydrogen fuel as an alternative energy source; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7348/22]
65. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will take appropriate steps to ensure that the pandemic bonus payment will be paid to front-line nurses in the Irish Prison Service who worked over the past period of almost two years dealing with both suspected and positive Covid-19 patients in challenging circumstances in prisons; if he will acknowledge that prison nurses played a vital role in the protection of the State’s prisoners from the consequences of Covid-19 through the use of personal protective equipment, managing the isolation and quarantining of prisoners, cocooning the elderly and more vulnerable prison population by means of ongoing PCR testing of prisoners and in the latter stages of the pandemic through vaccination and ongoing care; and if he will confirm qualification for the bonus payment in view of this essential and emergency frontline pandemic work by prison nurses. [7103/22]
664. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when speech and language therapy will be provided to address the complex needs of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6109/22]
547. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice the rules and regulations applicable to the use of personal or other mobile phones by persons serving detention in a prison (details supplied). [5861/22]
472. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is the intention of the Government to formally adopt and apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of anti-Semitism which has been supported by many governments worldwide and the European Council, European Commission and European Parliament. [5659/22]
39. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport when funding will be made available to progress to phase 3 of the N52 Tullamore Kilbeggan link road scheme in the context of having been identified as a key piece of infrastructure for the economic and development of the wider Tullamore area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5204/22]
803. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to ensure that residents in Portlaoise, County Laois and surrounding areas have access to the services of a local registered general medical practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5083/22]
472. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if funding is available to LocalLink which is willing to provide school transport for a school (details supplied) in which a number of parents are experiencing difficulties in transporting their children to school due to a private operator ceasing operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4479/22]
471. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided to pupils (details supplied) in view of the fact that they are entitled to school transport; if capacity will be increased on existing services to facilitate them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4478/22]
470. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if a review of school transport needs will be carried out for a school (details supplied) in respect of school transport under the primary school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4477/22]
442. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Defence the steps he plans to take to ensure that the Naval Service has access to a primary radar system as referenced in the 2015 White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4396/22]
289. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to amend the eligibility criteria for the free fuel allowance scheme in a case in which the income of a person slightly exceeds the allowed threshold and the person has no savings. [3975/22]
631. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to ensure that dental treatment will be available to a family (details supplied) that has been waiting many years for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3395/22]
391. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education when she expects a school (details supplied) to receive clarification from her Department regarding the policy of integration from an ASD unit to a mainstream classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3403/22]
159. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the grant supports available to small shop owners who wish to make their premises more environmentally sustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2798/22]
158. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to support small shop owners who are facing increasing electricity and utility costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2797/22]
1888. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to make antigen tests more freely available in view of the changes to the close contact rules which have come into effect in January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2296/22]
1677. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure services and treatment of children with spina bifida and or hydrocephalus are sufficient to their needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1314/22]
1676. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the status of the 82 children with spina bifida and or hydrocephalus currently requiring urgent orthopaedic surgery and review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1313/22]
842. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to make antigen tests more widely available to primary and post-primary schools in view of the changes to the close contact rules which have come into effect in January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2295/22]
841. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education the current position on the application for expansion of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2273/22]
700. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education when the appropriate level of capital funding will be provided to facilitate the building of a new school at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62946/21]
553. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when counselling, psychology services, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy will be provided to address the complex needs of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62618/21]
388. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education when the appropriate level of capital funding will be provided to facilitate the building of a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61252/21]
128. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps taken to ensure security of electricity supply for the forthcoming winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61516/21]
127. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work by his Department in conjunction with other relevant State bodies in enabling the use of CCTV to combat dumping, particularly in environmentally sensitive areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61515/21]
339. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if a detailed reply will issue in respect of correspondence (details supplied) sent to his Department. [61077/21]
337. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn by the decision by the Dutch government and eight other EU states to acquire the EMA-approved regkirona medicine for Covid-19 patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61041/21]
336. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 treatment regkirona which is approved by the European Medicines Agency will be made available to Irish patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61040/21]
410. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of increase in funding in order to respond to increased demand in domestic violence services due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60143/21]
409. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount as a proportion of the entire budget allocated to domestic violence services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60142/21]
106. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the auto enrolment pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59655/21]
105. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the plans to extend parents' benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59654/21]
94. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if her Department or ETBs have engaged in the purchase or procurement with regard to air filtration systems for schools; if so, the terms and conditions in respect of the use of such systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59668/21]
530. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if the tender competition for the construction of phase 1 development planned for St. Vincent’s Community Nursing Home, Mountmellick, County Laois has been completed and approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58398/21]
666. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 868 of 28 April 2021, the status of the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57478/21]
665. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if routine phlebotomy services are free to holders of medical cards and general practitioner visit cards given that there are a number of cases in which holders of such cards have been charged for routine phlebotomy services by their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57477/21]
219. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider expanding the scope of eligibility for the young adult travel card scheme to include private bus and coach operators in order to avoid the exclusion of young persons living outside large urban areas in which public transport is not readily available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54597/21]
367. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration on an exceptional basis will be given to a person (details supplied) to avail of a home loan under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme if the person already has a mortgage through the local authority for an affordable property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52551/21]
81. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport if priority will be given to students commuting to third-level due to unavailability of accommodation who have applied to sit the driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51543/21]
180. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE dental surgeon positions in County Laois; the number of vacancies in County Laois for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50229/21]