87. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current status of Ireland's application to join CERN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2037/23]
81. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he intends to take to improve the interface between the wider research community and the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2036/23]
54. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the target processing time for schemes under her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2044/23]
52. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to increase the carer's allowance or carer's benefit rates and the income disregard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2041/23]
51. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff in her Department who are working remotely on a permanent basis; the number working from home; the number working from a remote hub; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2043/23]
454. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he has received a request from the Minister for Social Protection to designate long Covid as an occupational illness; the current status of the request; the timeline for responding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6067/23]
248. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if DEIS schools are mandated to provide reading recovery and the associated whole class programme literacy lift-off as a condition of accessing extra funds for DEIS and the DEIS scheme in general; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6065/23]
137. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will confirm whether she expects to receive the report from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland on support for the independent radio sector within 100 days of the Report Stage of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022, as outlined in Dáil Éireann on 30 November 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6064/23]
55. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received a request from the Minister for Social Protection to designate long Covid as an occupational illness; the current status of the request; the timeline for responding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6066/23]
424. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he sought a report from NewERA before he considered the approval of the agreement between Coillte and a company (details supplied); if so, the conclusions of any such assessment; if he will publish the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5437/23]
415. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the HSE to highlight the condition of endometriosis and its impact on teenage girls; if he will outline the available treatment pathways for teenage girls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5449/23]
414. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to date to expand paediatric gynaecology services and out of hours care in line with the Women’s Health Action plan; the timeline and intermediate stages for the delivery of this objective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5448/23]
354. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to trace the three unaccompanied minors who remain unaccounted for, having disappeared from the care of Tusla in 2022; if he will outline the location and when these children disappeared; the type of accommodation involved; the steps he is taking to prohibit the use of hotels, bed and breakfast accommodation, or rented accommodation for such asylum seekers, given the hundreds of unaccompanied minors who disappeared without trace in the previous two decades prior to the cessation of the policy of accommodating these children in hostel accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5453/23]
309. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the reason her Department will fund teachers who are upskilling in maths, physics and Spanish but not in home economics, despite the subject being the second most difficult subject for which to employ a teacher; the criteria that were used when selecting the subjects to be supported; the number of vacant home economics posts across the post-primary sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5450/23]
40. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans, if any, to expand the role of the Air Corps air ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2032/23]
9. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the future plans for Custume Barracks, Athlone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2033/23]
171. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to introduce mandatory paediatric first-aid training for all childcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5195/23]
135. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the reason for the delay in releasing the minor works grant to schools; when an announcement will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4999/23]
430. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the current status of the school transport review within her Department; if in the interim, she will provide clarity on the school transport service for the 2023-2024 academic year; if it is her intention to charge fees to parents for this service in the 2023-2024 academic year; the steps she is taking to ensure that the service for 2023-2024 is planned thus avoiding the chaos of autumn 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4500/23]
341. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has been requested to visit Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon, by the Minister of State responsible for the OPW; if he has agreed to such a site visit; when he intends to visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4302/23]
184. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the UK fuel allowance will be considered as an eligible payment for the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4501/23]
320. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the plans for a change in the ownership or operation of an out-of-hours service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3896/23]
315. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the provision of bone density scans was first suspended in Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe; the reason they were suspended; if any patients on the waiting list were referred to other hospitals for the scans during this period; the number of people currently on the waiting list; the amount of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3873/23]
262. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education in view of comments made by An Uachtaráin if she will review his Department's guidance on students receiving homework; if she plans to issue a circular on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3835/23]
174. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will consider sponsoring medical, nursing and paramedical students on condition of providing two years contracted employment with the public health service post qualification as a mechanism to meet workforce shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3511/23]
589. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the timeline of the HIQA assessment report on the proposal to add the chickenpox vaccine to the national vaccination schedule for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3027/23]
552. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if the HSE carries out exit interviews for staff leaving its employment; if the HSE will consider investing in exit interviews as a way of identifying recruitment and retention issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2923/23]
491. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2723/23]
344. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education To ask the Minister for Education, further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 22 November 2022, if she will provide an estimated timeframe for the delivery of the new scheme to provide free books for primary school students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2731/23]
356. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for routine and urgent appointments, respectively, referred to the breast clinic at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2627/23]
319. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 629 of 17 May 2022, if he will ensure that the current supports available for young people are drawn together under a national student mental and emotional strategy and helpline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2544/23]
293. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when agency nurses (details supplied) will receive the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2451/23]
233. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant property refurbishment grant applications received by each local authority under the Croí Cónaithe (towns) fund for both towns and rural areas, respectively; the corresponding number of applications approved in each instance; if he will consider extending the grant to allow for the letting of property in light of the current housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2546/23]
215. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the meeting between the community surrounding Lough Funshinagh and the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW on 10 November 2022, the steps that have been taken to date and the engagements with other State actors to progress a planning solution for the ongoing flooding and threat to homes and farmyards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2545/23]
100. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to enhance the level of cover provided by the Irish Coast Guard service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1836/23]
36. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to provide park-and-ride facilities to reduce traffic congestion and emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1837/23]
34. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the steps he intends to take to reduce traffic volumes in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1839/23]
17. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the plans that he has to improve the standard of urban cycle lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1838/23]
11. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the establishment of a small capital grant for mountain and subaqua rescue and recovery groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1835/23]
1825. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the cut-off dates for his proposed scheme for "forgotten farmers"; if he will outline the definition of a forgotten farmer as proposed by his Department; the current status of the proposed scheme; if it will involve the reallocation of farm entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1097/23]
1678. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the current status of the review process of the role of radiation therapists; when the recommendations will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2156/23]
1667. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of the National Rehabilitation Hospital regional rehabilitation unit at Roscommon University Hospital; the current status of the design process for the unit; when planning permission will be sought from Roscommon County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2065/23]
1666. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent podiatrists working in CHO 2 in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2064/23]
1665. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the location of the chronic disease ambulatory care hubs in CHO 2; the location of the hubs servicing County Roscommon; when these hubs will become operational; the current status of staff recruitment for such hubs in CHO 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2063/23]