152. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of creche workers supervising children who do not hold qualifications; how many non-compliance issues relating to unqualified workers in creches have not been addressed through the Corrective and Preventative Action process by TUSLA to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21912/23]
124. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the 24 local authority housing units approved for construction in an area (details supplied) in May 2015 have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the reasons for the project not proceeding; the current status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22127/23]
120. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the 22 AHB housing units under an association (details supplied) in July 2015 have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the reason for the project not proceeding; the current status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22096/23]
98. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the targets set out in appendix 1 of the Laying the Foundations: Housing Action Report produced in 2016 by the then Department of Environment, Community and Local Government were met in respect of Fingal County Council; if the proposed 1,376 units were delivered from 2015 to 2017; if not, how many were delivered; the final spend on the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21908/23]
352. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the 25 local authority housing units approved for construction in Rathbeale Road, Swords, Fingal in May 2015 have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the reason for the project not proceeding; the current status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21623/23]
351. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the 50 local authority housing units approved for construction in Racecourse Commons, Lusk, Phase 2 in May 2015 have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the reason for the project not proceeding; the current status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21622/23]
350. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the targets set out in Appendix 1 of the Laying the Foundations: Housing Action Report produced in 2016 by the then Department of Environment, Community and Local Government were met in respect of Fingal County Council; if he will confirm whether the proposed 1,376 units were delivered from 2015 to 2017; if not, the number delivered; the final spend on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21621/23]
184. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the estimated yearly cost of providing a 20% public transport fare reduction for under 25-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21264/23]
183. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the estimated yearly cost of providing free public transport to under 25-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21263/23]
182. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the estimated yearly cost of extending the young adult Leap card to 24-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21262/23]
176. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to reduce the cost of monthly rent paid by tenants who are already in cost rental homes and are struggling to pay the amount charged to them, given their current incomes; if those in current cost rentals will see a reduction with such plans; if so, the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20836/23]
161. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will consider a request (details supplied) for school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20835/23]
81. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he has any plans to publish legislation that would restrict or ban private jets from Irish airspace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20824/23]
69. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he has had any engagement with the Dublin Airport Authority, Irish Aviation Authority, An Bord Pleanála and Fingal County Council regarding the current operations at Dublin Airport on the use of the new north runway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20821/23]
33. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the plans he has to maintain reduced public transport fees further, and to introduce reduced fares on other modes of transport and routes across the public transport network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20823/23]
29. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the status of the business case for Cork light rail; the amount spent to date on consulting and engineering fees; when a route will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20822/23]
19. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann to increase the frequency of 101 bus services at peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20825/23]
443. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health when details of State subvention for IVF treatment due to start in September 2023 will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20520/23]
442. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information on excessive delays in the processing of the qualifications of an international recognition applicant (details supplied) by CORU. [20519/23]
441. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that processing times in CORU, particularly for the international recognition process, are acceptable and that such applications are dealt with in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20518/23]
440. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how many international qualifications were recognised by CORU in 2021 and 2022 for physiotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20517/23]
439. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the current average processing time for the CORU international recognition process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20516/23]
412. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update as of April 2023 on the production and publication of a review of the access and reimbursement issues surrounding the availability and access to the drug Cariban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20405/23]
160. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the length of time of absence from primary school after which a child’s welfare must be referred to Tusla and other school authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20378/23]
159. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the procedure for enrolment into a national State school where the consent of one parent is withheld or not available; if the school can deny enrolment, stating the school needs the consent of both parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20377/23]
35. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will engage with domestic-waste-disposal companies to ensure that no charge is applied to the compost-bin lift (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19665/23]
322. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans in place to sanction that people who are currently on the HAP/Homeless HAP scheme who have received an eviction notice and find a new property can transfer their HAP payment to the new property, rather than having to apply for HAP at the new property. [19125/23]
321. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can clarify if a person who transfers from one local authority within County Dublin to another local authority can retain their length of time on the list, or if the local authority to whom they transfer will reassess them. [19119/23]
75. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continued Covid-19 support funding to private nursing homes owned by international investments funds; the amount that has been spent in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18476/23]
67. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health for an estimate of the number of front-line workers who worked on the front line of the healthcare and community response to the COVID 19 pandemic, that are still awaiting receipt of the pandemic recognition payment; the plans there are to ensure these workers receive their payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18475/23]
29. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health following the Government's support for the Labour Party motion on community and voluntary sector workers, if he will provide an update on his plans to ensure pay parity, given the vital role these workers play in healthcare in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18474/23]
27. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on reports his Department is seeking to change access to codeine-based medicines from over the counter to prescription supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18477/23]
12. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to improve the waiting times for assessment for gender dysphoria, for gender confirmation surgeries and access to referral for gender confirmation treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18478/23]
1701. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health for an update on the co-location of Limerick Maternity Hospital to the main UHL campus at Dooradoyle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17846/23]
1513. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to move the drug eltroxin onto the long-term illness core list for people with Down syndrome, and other chromosomal abnormalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17031/23]
1508. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the information that is exchanged between the HSE's women's health service and anti-human trafficking team and An Garda Síochána - that is, how often such exchanges happen, demographic figures and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17015/23]
1470. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed update of the HSE's plans for a final end use of 162-165 James's Street; if he will provide a copy of the business case or value-for-money case prepared by the HSE to proceed with this purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16818/23]
1456. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health whether or not “unlicensed medicines” in pharmacies for medication where the regularly prescribed medication is unavailable (details supplied) are covered by the medical card, in this instance, an “unlicensed alternative” for the medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16780/23]
1336. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the HSE conducts exit interviews for staff that are leaving the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16101/23]
1335. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of funding of clinical staff required supplemental to general funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16100/23]
1219. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if staff shortages in section 38 and 39 organisations running CDNTs is similar to the staff shortages in the HSE-ran CDNTs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16099/23]
1178. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a timeline for the roadmap being developed to support all stakeholders to progress the next phase of implementation of PDS model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16098/23]
819. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify if houses in complexes with apartments are exempt from paying management company fees due to legislation passed in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17545/23]
814. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the process for allocating cost-rental properties managed by approved housing associations, in particular given concerns raised by the general public in Donabate regarding a number of cost-rental properties managed by a company (details supplied), which have already been allocated without any local people being afforded an opportunity to apply for same; how he proposes to ensure fairness and transparency in any future cost-rental applications process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17467/23]
766. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022 – 2027 Implementation Plan will be published; the reason for delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16907/23]
608. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the delay in providing ASD classes in two schools (details supplied); if she will intervene to ensure that the ASD classes will be provided in both schools for September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18190/23]
548. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the new site and new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17387/23]
547. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the extension to the school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17386/23]
546. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17385/23]
545. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17384/23]