3. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to close the funding deficit in the university sector, first identified in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14865/25]
1. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress being made with regard to the current challenges in the apprenticeship system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14864/25]
843. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE dieticians, per county, in the Midwest, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14113/25]
842. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE psychologists, per county, in the Midwest, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14112/25]
754. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the measures she will enact to ensure both medical card and non-medical card patients who are aged-out of childhood dental services due to excessive waiting lists maintain their entitlement, that their treatment regime is uninterrupted, that their waiting time is taken into account when they are moved to the adult waiting list and they are not expected to join the new list to begin waiting again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13662/25]
732. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) is provided with home base facilities in Shannon and in every area required, to enhance its work supporting the emergency services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13590/25]
625. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for clarification on the breeding grant fund, which is funded by his Department and administered by Horse Sport Ireland (HSI), and where the HSI has implemented a new requirement for applicants to provide a complete insurance policy before any funds can be accessed, whether this directive comes from his Department, which oversees the funding allocation (details supplied). [13958/25]
456. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the vacant property refurbishment grant; if he will make provision for successful applicants who exceed the time limit for the work to be completed through no fault of their own, for example, the bankruptcy of the contracted construction company. [13668/25]
339. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenants in Clare on the tenant-in-situ scheme; and the number that have been rejected since inception. [13042/25]
99. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that the funds for the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund are fully allocated; when funding will be available again since the fund is part of the Project Ireland 2040 programme; if an alternative funding stream will be provided to replace the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12130/25]
1764. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health for an update and deadline for the rollout of the dementia-specific home care package for Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11972/25]
1171. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice the current ratio of Gardaí, per 1,000 of population in the State; the current ratio per 1,000 population in Shannon town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12004/25]
1151. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice the circumstances under which those with stamp 3 visas can have these appealed and be granted stamp 4 visas so as to accept third level places and have full entitlement to SUSI grants. [11617/25]
1083. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason there is no leeway for those who were unable to access information about the humanitarian assistance scheme due to power outages from Storm Éowyn (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12902/25]
833. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will implement an exemption scheme for planning permission and other fees for homeowners rebuilding their homes due to defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10995/25]
832. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he can undertake to address the shortcomings in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, which result in a lack of full technical assessments and insufficient funding being provided to affected homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10994/25]
592. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education for an update on the tendering process for the expansion of the ASD unit in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11067/25]
538. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce legislation to compel employers to pay employees at weekly or fortnightly intervals at most, to ensure employees can manage their finances more easily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11908/25]
293. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the reason 24-hour search and rescue services are not operational from Shannon Airport; the action that can be taken to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10993/25]
291. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the reason the National Transport Authority intends on removing the bus stop in Fanore, County Clare, preventing local residents from accessing the planned improved service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10875/25]
192. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in Clare that have applied for the warmer homes scheme since its inception, and in each of the years 2022 to 2024,in tabular form; to outline, of these homes considered ineligible, whether there is a breakdown of the reasons for this; and the measures the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland proposes for these homes in Clare as well as those that have been deemed ineligible due to being older than 1940. [11635/25]
191. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in Clare at each of the stages as described in scheme guidelines (details supplied). [11634/25]
190. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in Clare having had work completed under the warmer homes scheme; and the breakdown of the average cost per home or data on the type of work carried out.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11633/25]
189. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of contracting companies that are currently contracted to carry out the works under the warmer homes scheme; if there are short-term plans to increase this number; and given the scheme currently does not speed up the process for homes who already have a BER, if there are any plans to change this. [11632/25]
161. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is proposing investment in new fossil fuel infrastructure when the greenhouse gas emissions from a fracked gas import terminal would be more detrimental than the emissions from Moneypoint. [11164/25]
160. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to clarify the use of the term State-led in relation to State control and the control that corporate investors such as a company (details supplied) would have in the operation of Shannon LNG fracked gas import terminal; and if, under EU competition laws, Ireland can have a terminal that is State-led and continue legally to refuse a commercial LNG. [11160/25]
36. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Finance the reason PAYE workers entitled to the flat rate expenses previously available on their tax credit certificate now must claim this credit using PAYE Services; the number of taxpayers to date that have applied to have their flat rate expenses reinstated; and if he can provide a breakdown for the numbers in each category. [9872/25]
784. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that will be taken to address the anomaly created by the new adult educator contract, which has resulted in some educators in further education and training centres being classed as non-teaching staff, to ensure those who do the same job all have similar terms and conditions of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9214/25]
672. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the measures she will enact to ensure patients who are aged-out of childhood dental services due to excessive waiting lists maintain their entitlement, that their treatment regime is uninterrupted, that their waiting time is taken into account when they are moved to the adult waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9233/25]
588. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current average waiting time for approval for native tree area scheme applications; if they are exempt from planning and that applications are supposed to be approved within six weeks; the measures he will take to ensure the six-week target is met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9777/25]
875. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Ireland that access to the omnipod tubeless insulin pump and consumables through the HSEs exceptional hardship scheme or have done so since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7419/25]
874. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals that have been reimbursed for their insulin pump training and/or consumables through the EU treatment abroad or cross-Border healthcare scheme since 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7418/25]
832. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason adults with type 1 diabetes attending Limerick University Hospital are still not offered insulin pumps as a treatment option despite the qualified staff required to initiate pump therapy and the administration support all being in place to commence the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7164/25]
206. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the acute lack of beds for anorexia patients in the mid-west region (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6466/25]
147. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice his views on the serious issues in visa applications for Ireland from South Africa, including issues with recommended steps to apply for the visa via a company (details supplied) appointed to deal with all South African visa applications; if he will investigate this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6464/25]
866. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the intervention that can be undertaken for a person (details supplied) unable to access the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6206/25]
864. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason technological universities have been refused permission to borrow for the construction of on campus student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6187/25]
863. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the intervention that can be undertaken for a person (details supplied) unable to access the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6149/25]
857. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the BTEC Higher National Diploma Level 5 course in early childhood education and care at North West Regional College Derry, which was recognised as a Level 7 qualification, was changed to a Level 6 qualification; the reason students currently on the course were not exempted from the change; if they can now be exempted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5608/25]
856. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there is no specific commitment to the Adult Literacy for Life strategy in the Programme for Government; the specific actions he will take to improve adult literacy and numeracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5571/25]
847. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures that will be taken to address the current dispute between two organisations (details supplied) to ensure one of the organisations engages with the union given that it is funded by the taxpayer through TU Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5504/25]
237. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the measures he will take to alleviate the backlog of drivers awaiting their driving tests in Shannon; if there are plans to appoint a full-time tester for Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6155/25]
236. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the steps that can be taken to ensure a person (details supplied) can sit their driving test promptly as required for her employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6154/25]
1417. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the median household income in each of the electoral areas of Ennis, Ennistymon, Killaloe, Kilrush, and Shannon, in the County of Clare for each of the years 2011 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3396/25]
1416. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the deprivation rates in each of the electoral areas of Ennis, Ennistymon, Killaloe, Kilrush, and Shannon, in the county of Clare, for each of the years 2011 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3395/25]
1415. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of fuel poverty in each of the electoral areas of Ennis, Ennistymon, Killaloe, Kilrush, and Shannon, in the County of Clare for each of the years 2011 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3394/25]