181. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the lack of GP places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53678/22]
114. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm the systems that are in place for persons with disabilities who find it extremely difficult to get a photograph taken to comply with Department standards for social welfare cards including the travel card; if there is no system in place, the reason; if this issue was ever raised at committee level; if not, the reason; if this issue was raised, the reason that a system was not implemented to cater for persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53631/22]
97. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the systems that are in place in for people with disabilities who find it extremely difficult to get a photograph taken, to meet Department standards when applying for a passport; if there is not a system in place, the reason; if this issue was ever raised at committee level, if not, the reason for same; if this issue was raised, the reason that a system was not implemented to cater for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53725/22]
84. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the vacant property refurbishment grant has been extended to rural one-off houses; if so, the qualifying criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53659/22]
717. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to help persons with Lyme disease; the HSEs strategy on the disease given the increase in persons being diagnosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53588/22]
680. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on whether an elective hospital should be considered for Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52538/22]
654. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of community resident placements that currently exist within CHO9; the number by provider; the names of providers providing these placements; the change in numbers between 2017 and 2022; the plans, if any, to expand the number of placements in future years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53217/22]
383. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a school place for a Ukrainian child (details supplied) staying in Hildan, Rolestown who has been unable to secure a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52890/22]
382. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a school place for a Ukrainian child (details supplied) who is living in Fairways, Donabate and is unable to find a school placement locally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52889/22]
301. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities have recently been given an instruction to purchase one-off houses for tenants with a notice to quit or to prevent homelessness; if so, if he will outline the instruction given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52913/22]
300. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of one-off houses purchased by each local authority in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52912/22]
235. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to increase the service regularity of the 33X-bus in north County Dublin, as there has been a noticeable reduction in the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53426/22]
184. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 4 October 2022, if there are any outstanding approvals of superannuation schemes for An Post; and if so, when they will be signed-off on. [52915/22]
331. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on the suitability of the St. John's Hospital site for an elective hospital for the mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52540/22]
225. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the croí cónaithe scheme will be extended to cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52537/22]
181. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses and midwives who have been recruited into the HSE since 1 June 2022; the measures that he is undertaking to recruit and retain nurses and midwives in the short, medium and long-term, including measures to bring Irish nurses back from abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52375/22]
164. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the 50% increase in radiation therapy treatment waiting lists for cancer patients and the shortage of radiation therapists to carry out these treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52378/22]
123. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement pricing negotiations for the cystic fibrosis drug kaftrio as of October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52377/22]
89. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the issue of backlogs in dental treatment for primary school children and the need for urgent recruitment of dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52376/22]
83. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on when the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 will be brought back before Dáil Éireann for its next Stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52374/22]
269. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the fine detail of fertility treatments will be moved from primary legislation to AHR Regulatory Authority regulation and medical guidelines, in order that nothing in the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction Bill) 2022 will stop Irish patients from being able to receive new fertility treatments as they become available in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52385/22]
268. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the engagements that he or his advisers have had with organisations (details supplied) in relation to winter planning for 2022/2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52384/22]
267. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the merits of extending the Laura Brennan HPV vaccine catch-up scheme to women up to age of 35 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52383/22]
266. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been allocated to a third-party contractor to administer the pandemic recognition payment to non-HSE staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52382/22]
265. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of open beds in each HSE and voluntary hospital on 13 October in each of the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52381/22]
85. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when affordable housing schemes will become available in Rush, County Dublin; and the procedure in applying for the scheme/schemes. [52245/22]
835. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will examine favourably on a submission from the CHI when submitted to provide chest bracing service for children under the public healthcare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51922/22]
666. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice when the promised legislation on gambling regulation will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51907/22]
617. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a college course (details supplied) qualifies for a SUSI grant; if it qualifies for the €1,000 repayment as recently announced in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51906/22]
488. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the recently announced increase in the threshold for fuel allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51908/22]
412. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD units that will be provided in north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51136/22]
210. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the grant for smart heating controls is reduced based on the BER rating of the dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51877/22]
42. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the charges for import and VAT on a package from another EU member state (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50431/22]
709. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health when the Human Tissue (Transplantation Post-mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill will be discussed in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49912/22]
708. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if provision will be made for apprenticeships, on-the-job training, or earn-as-you-learn schemes within the forthcoming Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2022; if he supports such a move as a means to help alleviate the ongoing recruitment and retention crisis within the homecare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49889/22]
707. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the criteria in the next phase of the upcoming HSE tender for homecare in order to ensure the best offers of quality care services from homecare providers; if a mechanism has been developed to determine a fixed price paid to providers; the way in which this mechanism will reflect the cost of providing care and market conditions such as the payment of a living wage, mileage and travel time; the way in which this pricing mechanism will reflect inflation over time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49888/22]
706. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of care workers employed by the voluntary and private sector who have yet to receive the €1,000 bonus payment for frontline workers during the Covid-19 pandemic; when such payments may be made; the reasons for the delay in making the payment given the ongoing challenges presented by the rising cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49887/22]
372. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the number of Ukrainian children that have been unable to secure school places in the Fingal area (details supplied); the way that she plans to accommodate these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49485/22]
371. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if her Department will provide for the installation of contactless refill water units in all schools, colleges and universities as part of an initiative to support water conservation and plastic reduction as part of a climate action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49483/22]
218. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if the flight paths of commercial airlines are prohibited or restricted from flying over Ballyboughal, County Dublin from the new north runway especially given the huge increase in the number of airlines flying over the village since the north runway opened which is impacting on the daily lives of residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49486/22]
192. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and aluminium cans, for which the regulations were signed in November 2021 to achieve the separate collection targets for plastic bottles in Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the European Council of 5 June 2019, will come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50052/22]
248. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the details of or advise on the solar panel scheme for schools which was announced in Budget 2023; and the way that a company can engage on the scheme. [49227/22]
719. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of persons detained under the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48619/22]
718. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of persons detained under section 3 (1)(b) of the Mental Health Act 2001 in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48618/22]
717. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of persons detained under section 3 (1)(a) of the Mental Health Act 2001 in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48617/22]
695. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the recent development of rooms and offices in a hospital (details supplied) will open soon; the reason for the delay; the purpose for which the rooms will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48481/22]
554. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the number of serving gardaí in County Kildare; the number per Garda station; the number of new gardaí allocated to each station over the past three years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48446/22]