149. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health when applications for primary medical certificates will recommence; the reason they ceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60709/21]
147. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital that are referred there for cataract surgery are being told it will be a four year wait to have this surgery performed; the reason for this delay; the actions he is taking to cut this waiting list time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60689/21]
146. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given an urgent date to have cataract surgery performed. [60688/21]
63. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the housing passport (details supplied) has been introduced; and if not, when it will be introduced. [60725/21]
648. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if allocated home care hours for a person (details supplied) will be provided by the home care package providers despite staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58868/21]
491. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a Covid-19 Recovery Certificate is required to travel within the European Union if the person who has recovered from Covid-19 is also fully vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57248/21]
370. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the reason the contract for printing exam papers for the State Examinations Commission has been given to a British company and printed outside of Ireland rather than being given to an Irish company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56151/21]
365. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be given an urgent date for surgery to take place. [55316/21]
223. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to amend the fair deal scheme to allow homeowners to rent out their homes while they are in a nursing home given this would free up more houses onto the rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54856/21]
196. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice the average timeframe it is taking to receive an appointment with the Probate Office from the time an initial application is lodged; and the length of time is it taking for each application to be processed. [54927/21]
685. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given a date for their pacemaker operation to take place. [54756/21]
620. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if the seven hours home care for a person (details supplied) will be provided despite the company that provides this person home care indicating it will not be able to fulfil some of the hours they have been approved for due to the new legislation the Government has brought in regarding work permits for those working as home care assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54481/21]
617. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a commitment will be given that 18 hours of home care for a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54455/21]
808. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52103/21]
507. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if she will make it mandatory for all primary school to use dyslexia friendly workbooks for primary school dyslexic children, as without the use of these workbooks, the way in which schools will provide appropriate education for all pupils if schools are not ensuring there is a variety of learning materials available for diverse learners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52467/21]
377. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with NAMA on the issue of NAMA transferring its interest in the glass bottle site, Ringsend to Dublin City Council in order to provide the 600 social and affordable homes that were committed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52633/21]
270. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance if he will engage with NAMA on the issue of NAMA transferring its interest in the glass bottle site, Ringsend to Dublin City Council in order to provide the 600 social and affordable homes that were committed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52635/21]
612. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the case of a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50458/21]
538. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that white bright paper does not assist pupils with dyslexia with reading and learning; if she will examine the possibility of producing dyslexia friendly workbooks for primary school children given that school workbooks are printed on white paper; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50384/21]
126. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding substitute teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49989/21]
417. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice the actions her Department is taking against persons using bots to block book INIS appointments at the Burgh Quay office (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49280/21]
416. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) will be granted an appointment at the INIS office on Burgh Quay in order to present their new passport. [49279/21]
263. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if a person (details supplied) will be granted a transfer to a school in order that they can avail of a place in its ASD unit. [49243/21]
690. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if an urgent application for respite care for a person (details supplied) will be granted given the severity of the family’s situation. [48211/21]
382. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if a child (details supplied) will be granted special needs assistance support to allow them to attend their local school. [47644/21]
381. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will be granted another special needs assistant to allow it to enrol more pupils with additional needs. [47643/21]
109. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education her plans for increasing of ASD places in the Dublin 2, 4, 6 and 6W areas; the timeline on the delivery of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45449/21]
105. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if her Department has given a recommendation to primary level schools that semi-contact sports such as hockey and football are not to be played within the current school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45448/21]
436. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the entitlements of a child (details supplied) under the ECCE in 2021. [45062/21]
408. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding community employment schemes (details supplied). [44847/21]
114. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the introduction of an annual grant for persons with lifelong or long-term medical incontinence that will help persons meet the average annual cost of disposal of incontinence products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44851/21]
2773. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given a date for a face-to-face consultation. [39103/21]
2124. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the reason Ireland does not recognise a vaccine (details supplied) in view of the fact this is causing a lot of Irish citizens who live abroad having to hotel quarantine when returning home to Ireland despite being fully vaccinated with the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36593/21]
1976. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children such as a child (details supplied) have now been left without services and therapies; and when these services and therapies will be reinstated. [36060/21]
1748. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for respite care; and when they can expect a decision on their case. [35456/21]
1650. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health when a day care centre (details supplied) will be reopening day care services for Alzheimer's patients. [34669/21]
1594. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for the drugs payment scheme by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on their case. [34471/21]
1395. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a stamp 5 visa; when they can expect a decision on the case; and if the matter will be expedited given it is required to renew their driving licence which has expired. [40763/21]
1220. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will examine the case of the closure of a crèche (details supplied) and work with Tusla and the childcare provider to allow the service to remain open. [40339/21]
1133. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on their case. [40057/21]
836. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications currently waiting to be processed; the number that are overdue; the number that would need to be done on a weekly basis to get on top of the backlog; and the resources that were allocated to the passport office to get through the backlog. [39857/21]
616. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a housing passport which could allow inter-transfers between local authorities as outlined in the Social Housing Strategy 2020 has been introduced; and if not, when same will be introduced. [39376/21]
253. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport if a person (details supplied) will be granted an extension of time on their current driving licence while they are awaiting the processing of their stamp 5 visa given they cannot renew their driving licence without a stamp 5 visa. [40762/21]
426. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date to receive a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. [32915/21]
406. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for the drugs payment scheme by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on the case. [31394/21]
337. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the reason a service (details supplied) is being closed down on 31 July 2021; and the alterative that has been put in place for its clients to continue to receive these vital services free of charge. [30963/21]
318. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if a list will be provided of schools in the south County Dublin area that will be providing July provision classes for students with special needs in 2021. [36360/21]