68. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the progress, if any, to upgrade the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43069/23]
49. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow the Mallow bypass to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43057/23]
85. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of naval personnel who availed of the Naval Service seagoing commitment in 2021 and in 2022; the total amount drawn down in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41036/23]
77. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has considered a retention payment to encourage personnel to remain in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41037/23]
185. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way she is supporting children under 16 who have remarkable athletic potential; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41953/23]
105. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the current position with regard to developing a policy on 'private wires'; the number of applications made, refused and granted since the transposition into Irish law of the Internal Market in Electricity Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41157/23]
79. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on his most recent engagements with An Post management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41156/23]
59. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason a passport renewal is not considered on an emergency basis for employment purposes when the applicant is not currently resident in the State; if he will consider making changes to this procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41108/23]
53. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to further deepen and develop Ireland's relations with Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41154/23]
481. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that full-time AIM supports were initially granted to a child (details supplied) and subsequently withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41252/23]
70. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 309 of 23 February 2023, to provide an update on funding for a project (details supplied) under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41155/23]
66. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures being examined by her Department to address loneliness and social isolation in rural areas and communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41158/23]
122. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way his Department is encouraging and supporting students to study to PhD level in Irish third-level educational institutions; the number of PhD qualifications awarded in each of these centres in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; the amount expended by his Department in each of these years in direct support to PhD students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40386/23]
36. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health to outline the involvement, if any, of his Department in the provision of a new building for the Cork University Dental School and Hospital; the indicative timetable for the construction and completion of the new building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40411/23]
29. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he is considering extending eligibility to the long-term illness scheme for reimbursement of blood glucose test strips (insulin and metformin) to all women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37850/23]
2049. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is considering the continuation of the €1,000 State financial support towards the student contribution fee for the upcoming 2023-2024 academic year; if not, the additional support measures he is considering for third level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37819/23]
1648. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the current situation with respect to the regulation of the athletic therapy profession in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37919/23]
1646. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health to outline Government policy with respect to the management and-or disposal of HSE property that is surplus to requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37907/23]
1645. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the policy of his Department to ensure Irish-based businesses, and SMEs in particular, are not prevented from tendering for Government and State business; the measures he has put in place to ensure Irish businesses are supported in tendering for Government or State business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37898/23]
1641. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the number of women who were estimated to have developed gestational diabetes during pregnancy each year from 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37851/23]
1567. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists currently employed by the HSE in each community healthcare organisation area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37518/23]
1566. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health to list in tabular form the number of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists in each community healthcare organisation area who have retired and who have resigned from full-time HSE positions in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37517/23]
1565. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health to list in tabular form the number of persons who were interviewed for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy permanent positions in each HSE community healthcare organisation area in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of positions offered following interview; the number of positions taken up in each of these disciplines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37516/23]
1564. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time permanent vacancies currently in speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy in each HSE community health organisation area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37515/23]
1558. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health to list in tabular form the number of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists who have retired and who have resigned from full-time HSE positions in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37501/23]
1398. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the policy of his Department to ensure that Irish based businesses and SMEs, in particular, are not prevented from tendering for Government and State business; the measures that he has put in place to ensure that Irish businesses are supported in tendering for Government or State business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37890/23]
1281. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the policy of his Department to ensure that Irish based businesses and SMEs, in particular, are not prevented from tendering for Government and State business; the measures that he has put in place to ensure that Irish businesses are supported in tendering for Government or State business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37889/23]
1005. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the policy of her Department to ensure that Irish-based businesses, SMEs in particular, are not prevented from tendering for Government and State business; the measures she has put in place to ensure that Irish businesses are supported in tendering for Government or State business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37903/23]
524. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the policy of his Department to ensure that Irish based businesses and SMEs, in particular, are not prevented from tendering for Government and State business; the measures that he has put in place to ensure that Irish businesses are supported in tendering for Government or State business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37901/23]
295. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the net underspend after carryover surrendered by his Department to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37909/23]
102. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the policy of his Department to ensure that Irish-based businesses and SMEs, in particular, are not prevented from tendering for Government and State business; the measures that he has put in place to ensure that Irish businesses are supported in tendering for Government or State business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37894/23]
28. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason a renewal passport application is considered on a first-time basis once a period of 15 years from date of issue of the previous passport has elapsed; the reason 15 years is the timescale chosen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37820/23]
694. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection with reference to the reasonable accommodation fund, the disability awareness training scheme and the wage subsidy scheme, the number of employees who have benefited from each scheme in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of employers who took part in each scheme over the same period; the amount expended on each scheme in that time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36086/23]
672. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the action, if any, his Department is taking to raise awareness amongst those in a forestry setting with respect to the dangers posed by tick bites potentially leading to Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34676/23]
671. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the action, if any, his Department is taking to raise awareness amongst those in an agricultural setting with respect to the dangers posed by tick bites potentially leading to Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34675/23]
614. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a progress update on the Barcelona Declaration 1995 for people with disabilities and its implementation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34820/23]
613. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process, if any, of conducting a needs risk analysis of children being considered for foster care prior to any long-term foster care placement taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34819/23]
108. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is satisfied that there are sufficient facilities across the country to support the development of athletics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34694/23]
536. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered reducing the cost associated with the registration for, and the renewal of, an Irish residence permit card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34296/23]
265. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she will investigate a claim for the revision of school secretary pay scales (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33542/23]
260. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has taken note of Denmark’s referendum result of 25 May 2014 with regard to the country’s membership of the Unified Patent Court; if so, the conclusions he has drawn from the result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34283/23]
255. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any sectoral or regional analysis has been undertaken on the potential benefits to national companies of Ireland's participation in the Unified Patent Court agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33772/23]
139. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the need to support family farm partnerships and small sole traders whose domestic residence has the same meter reference point reference number (MPRN) as the farm enterprise or small business, and where the family home is part of the farm or business, by allowing them to continue to remain on household rates for electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34331/23]
210. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline if the working groups, the interdepartmental committee on the Unified Patent Court and the Enterprise Agencies Forum on the Unified Patent Court, previously established to examine the workings of Ireland's participation in the Unified Patent Court, have been reconvened, or when they will be reconvened; the current membership of, and organisations represented by, these working groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33424/23]
144. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which the rent supplement scheme can be used to assist Ukrainian nationals who are living in Ireland under the EU Temporary Protection Directive to avail of private rental accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33192/23]
117. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection when the maximum rent limits under the rent supplement scheme were last updated; the plans, if any, she has to increase these rent limits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32912/23]
91. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans, if any, to adjust the cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme to take into account families whose household income exceeds the limit specified in the scheme and where, because of the age of the applicant, a mortgage is not an option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32922/23]
38. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures put in place by his Department to ensure that those families that are not eligible for the cost-rental tenant-in-situ scheme are not made homeless as a result of their current property being put up for sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32923/23]
176. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered an expansion of his Department’s Building Blocks Capital Programme to make capital grants available to potential childcare service providers towards the cost of purchasing premises to develop childcare facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32985/23]