233. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she will consider extending eligibility for Gaeltacht placement grants to students from an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10634/23]
160. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the role his Department plays in the provision of transport for young adults with intellectual disabilities to attend further education, employment or training facilities; when he expects the final report of the Transport Working Group for the enhancement of transport and mobility supports to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10621/23]
159. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the reasoning behind the reduced allocation in community involvement scheme funding to Cork County Council this year compared with 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10619/23]
142. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on his Department's engagement with National Broadband Ireland on identifying and including in the national roll-out new-build premises that have been constructed in, or adjacent to, areas where the NBI network has been established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10630/23]
141. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 29 November 2022, if he is aware that the Residential Tenancies Board has advised that disputes relating to electricity credit payments fall outside the remit of the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10623/23]
72. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the reason the N25 upgrade between Midleton and Carrigtwohill, County Cork, was not included in this year’s grant allocation for national roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10409/23]
56. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the situation with respect to plans to provide a bypass for Castlemartyr and possibly Killeagh in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10410/23]
249. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has ensured, or will ensure, that a person (details supplied) will receive appropriate pension payment increase entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10160/23]
94. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the way his Department is supporting the development of offshore floating wind power generation; his ambitions for same, including timescales for the stages of development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9926/23]
91. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the ways his Department is supporting the development of fixed-bottom offshore wind infrastructure for power generation; his further ambitions and development timescales for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9953/23]
309. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding was made available for a project (details supplied) under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; the amount made available at the time; the amount drawn down to date; the current status of the project; the estimated time for completion of the project; the final drawdown of the funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9282/23]
277. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the policy, if any, with regard to officials in his Department and staff in agencies under the aegis of his Department, working remotely or in a hybrid manner, where possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9418/23]
276. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that required supports and services are made available as a matter of urgency to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9417/23]
196. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the impact of the Professional Services Withholding Tax (PSWT) on the cash flow of eligible businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9318/23]
105. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action his Department and the relevant State agencies under the remit of his Department, have taken or plan to take to facilitate remote working in all its forms; his views on the extent of remote working at present and on likely trends; his views on the impact that working remotely will have on future development of enterprise and on foreign direct investment in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9017/23]
76. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inquiries made in respect of the IDA Ireland site in Ballyadam, Carrigtwohill, County Cork, in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the reason the site is not being developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9018/23]
21. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way her Department encourages and supports the development of community representative organisations, especially in areas where none currently exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9019/23]
6. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way her Department is supporting men’s sheds and sister sheds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9020/23]
501. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 9 February 2023, the transport supports that are in place to enable young adults with intellectual disabilities to attend further education, employment or training facilities which are located at a distance from their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8176/23]
401. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 9 February 2023, if her Department has considered fully funding post-primary teachers to participate in upskilling programmes for the teaching of home economics, similar to the funding provided for upskilling programmes in mathematics, physics and Spanish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8339/23]
105. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when she expects analysis of the public consultation responses to the National Swimming Strategy to be concluded and the Strategy finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8581/23]
92. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will report on the work of the National Swimming Strategy Working Group; the number of times that the group has met since its establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8582/23]
158. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the number of applications made under the Cross Border Directive in 2021 and in 2022 respectively; the number of these applications that were successful and the number that were not granted; to provide a breakdown, in tabular form of the procedures involved and countries involved in each year; the overall cost to the State in each of the two years; the number of successful patients awaiting payment at present; the waiting times involved for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7683/23]
115. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health when he expects free GP health care to be extended to those aged six and seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6665/23]
70. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice the way that the proposed community safety partnerships will operate; when he expects these partnerships will be established nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7680/23]
32. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice the current strength of the Garda Reserve; the number of male and female members; the Government policy with respect to recruitment to the Garda Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7679/23]
90. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 564 of 18 January 2023, if he will consider making extra funding available to compensate those affected by the ongoing boil water notice on the Whitegate Public Water Supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7579/23]
48. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the current situation with respect to the €30 million funding package announced in June 2022 to support the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7592/23]
566. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the number of prescriptions for cariban that have been processed through the drug payment scheme in 2021 and in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6538/23]
565. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he will allow GPs to prescribe cariban to patients under the community drugs scheme, the general medical services scheme and the drug payment scheme without it being consultant initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6537/23]
411. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason former surnames are requested to be included on birth certificates in respect of birth certificates issued pursuant to the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7083/23]
229. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the current planning requirements with respect to providing short-term self-catering letting accommodation in areas designated as rent pressure zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6509/23]
78. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the action taken by his Department to address shortfalls in residency requirements for SUSI applications for applicants whose residency in the State may have been impacted by Covid-19 travel restrictions in place at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6480/23]
62. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans, if any, to make changes to the SUSI grant eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6899/23]
205. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects the Decision Support Service (DSS) to be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6208/23]
156. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the current situation with regard to the availability of suitably trained persons to teach home economics in second level schools; if her attention has been drawn to research or surveys by teacher unions or the Teaching Council on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6203/23]
105. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made under the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021; his Department’s plans for another such strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6171/23]
84. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he is supporting young adults with disabilities to access training and employment post-second level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6172/23]
47. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 26 October 2022, if she has received the final report on the school meals programme; if so, the actions, if any, she plans to take as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6170/23]
37. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to further expand the school meals programme; the number of applications for inclusion in the scheme that were received for the 2022-23 school year; the number of these applications that were successful and the number that were unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6169/23]
511. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which other State or local authority funds can be used in conjunction with community centres investment fund-funding to carry out works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6180/23]
498. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 662 of 24 January 2023, the way in which a farmer can avail of an onsite farmyard inspection by his Department’s staff to ensure that a solar PV installation meets the minimum requirements of his Department’s technical and safety specifications, not least specification S198 -minimum specification for the installation of solar pv panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6175/23]
133. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the impact of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools' programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5036/23]
91. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 947 of 26 April 2022, if her Department has completed the proposed review of the guidelines on the use of school buildings outside of school hours; if new guidelines have or will be issued to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5035/23]
53. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of enlisted members, by rank, who left the Air Corps in 2021 and 2022, respectively, in tabular form; the reasons for leaving; the policies in place to encourage the retention of personnel in the Air Corps; the effectiveness of these policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4781/23]
32. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of enlisted members, by rank, who left the Naval Service in 2021 and 2022, respectively, in tabular form; the reasons for leaving; the policies in place to encourage the retention of personnel in the Naval Service; the effectiveness of these policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4780/23]
775. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 662 of 24 January 2023, the exact number of solar PV system installations in receipt of a TAMS grant which have, to date, been inspected by staff from his Department to ensure that the work carried out has met the minimum requirements of his Department’s specifications; the number of such Departmental staff who are qualified to ensure that the facilities are installed correctly and safely and that they are fit for purpose for use by the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4502/23]
550. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the role that An Garda Síochána has in the enforcement of legislation controlling dangerous dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4000/23]
91. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the ongoing situation in Haiti; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4412/23]