290. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education if details of a family (details supplied) have been forwarded to her Department for consideration for the remote area grant; the steps the family need to take to pursue this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8019/23]
888. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the total area of lands that consist of a mixture of scrub land, limestone pavement and grazing land on the Aran Islands and are habitats for rare species of plants and depend on the total habitat for survival and to thrive will be eligible for inclusion in the eligible area for both the replacement scheme for the basic payment scheme and for the areas of natural constraint scheme under the new CAP 2023-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6605/23]
609. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the limitations on the availability of a drug (details supplied) under the drugs payment scheme; if it can be prescribed by a general practitioner; if it requires prescription by a consultant; if so, the reasons for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6635/23]
598. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Sláinte cén uair a íocfar an “Íocaíocht Aitheantais Paindéime Covid” le curamóirí baile atá ag obair le heagraíocht (sonraí tugtha); údar na moille leis sin; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [6606/23]
323. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education when approval will be given by her Department for transport for Ukrainian students who are at present resident in Oughterard to a school (details supplied) given that the nearest school in Oughterard is already at full capacity; the reason for the delay with this approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6604/23]
220. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cé mhéid iarratas atá faighte ó theaghlaigh nua atá ag iarraidh scoláirí a choinneáil faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge do 2023, briste síos de réir contae; cén uair a dhéanfar scrúdú ar na tithe sin le gur féidir le na Coláistí Gaeilge pleanáil don séasur Coláistí Gaeilge i 2023; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [6630/23]
143. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport if he intends on issuing an instruction to the CIÉ group and Iarnród Éireann to preserve the railway alignment from Collooney to Athenry for use as a railway line, and that no sale or lease is to take place along the alignment that would impede this development, particularly in view of the impending publication of the strategic rail review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6642/23]
30. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the period of time that participants can remain on the Tús scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6102/23]
20. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the eligibility criteria for illness benefit to cover workers under 25 years of age who do not have 104 weeks of PRSI contributions and who do not have contributions in the relevant tax year, to ensure access to a short-term illness payment when ill just after commencing employment for the first time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6101/23]
321. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the long delay in assessing visa appeals for those applicants who have already secured employment permits; is he aware of the serious affect these delays are having on small and medium business due to lack of staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5869/23]
308. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the national roll-out of free period products will be completed in all tertiary education and training centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6106/23]
268. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an application for fuel allowance by a person (details supplied) recently widowed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5863/23]
249. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education when the national roll-out of free period products will be completed in all secondary education and training centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6106/23]
86. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport the various classifications of county roads in each county; the standard existing speed limit on all these roads outside of urban areas at present; if he intends on introducing lower standard speed limits on local roads of various classifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5871/23]
436. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider providing funding under the CLÁR programme, in tandem with the OPW and the Department of Transport to deal with the recurring flooding problem occurring on some county roads near the coast due to rising tides; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5452/23]
417. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason eligible workers in an organisation (details supplied) have not yet received the €1,000 Covid recognition payment; when it will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5461/23]
416. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the number of eligible health care workers that have not yet received the Covid recognition payment to date; the steps he intends taking to ensure all eligible workers get this payment promptly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5460/23]
245. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a response will issue to proposed amendments that were submitted by Galway County Council to the heritage section of the National Parks and Wildlife Service in September 2022 for approval in relation to the method statements for the upgrade of the road from Bunakill to Claremont on the N59 in accordance with the planning permission for this project; the reason for the delay in reverting to the County Council on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5447/23]
219. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport if he intends providing dedicated funding to deal with the issue of recurring tidal flooding on county roads in coastal areas near the sea where rising seas have increased the incidence of flooding, particularly in view of the number of communities affected by this issue; the relatively low cost of sorting this issue out once and for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5451/23]
146. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais an bhfuil i gceist aici suirbhé a dhéanamh maidir leis an éileamh atá i ngach pobal ar oideachas dara léibhéal trí Ghaeilge agus an gá atá ann, bunaithe ar an suirbhé seo, le tuilleadh scoileanna dara leibhéal a chur ar fáil a bheidh ag Teagasc trí Ghaeilge le go mbeidh deis reasúnach ag gach dalta gur mian leo oideachas a fháil trí mheán na Gaeilge ag an dara leibhéal é sin a dhéanamh; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [4661/23]
107. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education if she intends to improve and reform the school transport scheme in time for the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4662/23]
292. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when comprehensive supports, including speech therapy, occupational therapy, psychology and physiotherapy, will be provided by the children's disability network team for a child (details supplied), in view of the fact that it is proven that high-quality early intervention has a profound positive effect on outcomes for children with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5106/23]
568. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the number of deaths in custody investigations by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons which are ongoing; and the number finalised and submitted to him awaiting publication, by year of death, in tabular form. [4682/23]
567. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the number of deaths in custody investigations which have been commenced by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons following the deaths of prisoners in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4681/23]
566. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the total number of prisoners who died while in prison in the State in 2022, by month and prison, in tabular form. [4680/23]
306. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason different rates of funding are being paid in respect of wigs and hair pieces to medical card holders residing in different areas in the country; if a breakdown of funding based on each local authority could be provided; if this will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3794/23]
642. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason a medical card application by a person (details supplied) was closed; if it will be reopened in view of the fact the documents requested were submitted and an administrative error appears to have taken place in this application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3335/23]
393. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an overpayment assessment of a State pension in the case of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making a decision on the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2960/23]
392. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a thosóidh obair ar an gcé dhomhainfharraige i Ros an Mhíl; cen tráth atá i gceist chun cur isteach ar shíneadh ama ar an gcead pleanála don ché; cén uair a rithfidh an cead pleanála amach; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [2594/23]
276. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of properties housing Ukrainian refugees; the number where payment has not yet been made for October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2542/23]
275. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when payment will be made in relation to a property (details supplied) where Ukrainian refugees are housed as payment has not yet issued for the months of October, November and December 2022 although payment was meant to issue monthly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2541/23]
266. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the welfare entitlements of non-EU or non-EEA refugees coming to Ireland and being placed in communities by the Red Cross under the community scheme of the Department of Justice; if there is an entitlement to jobseeker's allowance for those available for work, disability allowance for those with a disability, child benefit for children and domiciliary care allowance where the terms of the scheme are fulfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2543/23]
156. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he intends taking in 2023 to ensure more civil servants are capable of providing services through the medium of Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1371/23]
119. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total underspend of capital across all Departments, including capital allocations deferred to 2023; the steps that he intends on taking to ensure that the total capital allocation in this year’s Revised Estimates Volume is expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1372/23]
87. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport the increase or decrease in the patronage of each of DART, Luas, Commuter and InterCity rail usage in 2022, compared with 2019; the services with the greatest percentage increase in patronage; the policies he intends on following in 2023 in order to increase this patronage further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1369/23]
41. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken by him to improve subsidised Bus Éireann and PSO services in 2023, including funding for more buses and a further reduction of fares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1370/23]
1912. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the underspend of the capital allocation to her Department in 2022, including transfers to current expenditure and deferral of the allocation to 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1362/23]
1911. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of the original capital allocation to her Department in 2022 that was transferred to current expenditure in 2023 by way of supplementary estimate; the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1361/23]
1910. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of carryover of the 2022 capital allocation agreed between her Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform from 2022 into 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1360/23]
1909. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she intends to include a measure under this year's CLÁR programme for improvements to parking, turning and other facilities on primary school grounds where the 80 km speed limit applies to ensure the safety of pupils, staff and parents, given that there are still schools in CLÁR areas that require such improvements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1002/23]
1888. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry planted by farmers in each of the past 20 years; the reasons for the decline in planting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2343/23]
1887. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the alternative arrangements that will be made to ensure that there is a suitable slipway in Ros a’Mhíl for the roll-on roll-off cargo ferry at the Oileáin Árann to use now that the present slipway will be decommissioned as part of the development of the deep water pier in Ros a’Mhíl, as the roll-on roll-off service is vital for the islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2341/23]
1839. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licence appeals that are on hand for over one year by the Aquaculture Licences Appeal Board; the number on hand for more than three years; if he intends to review the operation of the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board in view of the inordinate time that it is taking the board to make decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1366/23]
1838. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date with the development of phase three of the marina at Ros a 'Mhíl harbour, for which funding of €2 million was announced in 2022; the amount of this money expended in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1356/23]
1837. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason island residents in the Aran islands with commercially owned vehicles kept permanently on the mainland were not afforded free parking places in Ros a ’Mhíl harbour on the same basis that island residents with privately owned vehicles were; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1355/23]
1819. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when decisions will be made on applications to the decommissioning scheme for fishing vessels arising from Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1007/23]
1719. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the dermatology waiting lists in Galway University Hospital; the number who have been on the list for between one and two years, and for more than two years; the possible effect on long-term outcomes by the delay in treatment; the steps that are being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2339/23]
1698. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to increase the supply of home care workers to meet the level of approval of hours for home care by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2257/23]