117. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education the number of extra students who will be provided with free school transport on foot of the recent Budget 2023 allocation for school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49868/22]
429. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is willing to meet a delegation from an island (details supplied) to discuss critical infrastructure deficits on the island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49329/22]
384. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when adequate staff will be recruited to the Galway CAMHS in order that they can provide a comprehensive service in the Connemara region of County Galway; the base from which this service is provided at present; the number of staff employed; the extent of the present delay in providing assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49326/22]
383. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when it is intended to recruit a new permanent general practitioner in an Cheathrú Rua, Contae na Gaillimhe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49325/22]
382. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to update the model of care for long-Covid and to provide extra resources to implement it in view of the evolving information concerning long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49322/22]
381. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he intends increasing the rate paid to private nursing homes under the nursing home subvention scheme in view of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49316/22]
359. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he will extend a medical card for a person (details supplied) in view of the exceptional circumstances arising throughout the process of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49211/22]
329. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Dlí agus Cirt cé na céimeanna atá curtha i bhfeidhm chun a chinntiú go bhfuil dóthain Gaeilge ag breithiúna, atá á gceapadh faoi alt 44 den Acht Cúirteanna Breithiúnais, 1924, lena gcuid gnóthaí a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge; na córais measúnaithe Gaeilge a úsáidtear chuige sin mar chuid den phróiseas ceapacháin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [49328/22]
328. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice when an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) will be processed; the reason that it is taking so long taking into account that the person has lived legally in Ireland for 40 years and is married to an Irish person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49314/22]
327. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the average time that it is taking for naturalisation applications to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49313/22]
326. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the reason that naturalisation applications are taking so long to process with many taking over two years; the stages involved in assessing applications; the plans that she has to shorten the processing time without interfering with the integrity of the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49312/22]
282. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that supervisors on the rural social scheme cannot continue in employment until they are 70 years of age, as is the case in other employment; if she intends on changing this rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49324/22]
281. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the changes that she has made to the availability of the Citizens Advice Service nationally since she came into office; the reason for these changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49317/22]
280. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends changing the means testing rules in relation to assessing the increase for a dependent adult of a contributory State pensioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49315/22]
253. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education if it is intended to provide funding under the devolved scheme to a school (details supplied) to significantly upgrade the present substandard buildings which are totally inadequate for the increasing number of pupils in the school and is a low-cost project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49327/22]
252. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on an application by a school (details supplied) for a major expansion of the school, including the replacement of a substandard building and other facilities, in view of the overcrowding in the school and the existing substandard accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49321/22]
173. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is intended to announce further competitions to recruit general grade staff to the Civil Service with a competence in Irish as well as English; if so, the grades and numbers that are proposed; the date of the proposed advertisement seeking applications to these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49323/22]
149. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport the number of PSV licences currently issued to persons who live in the county area of Galway east of the Corrib; the addresses of these licence holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49320/22]
148. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport if it is intended to drop the requirement and test for knowledge of all streets and townlands in a county in order to qualify for a PSV licence in view of the developments of information technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49319/22]
147. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport the number of current local area hackney licences in the State by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49318/22]
205. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education when school transport will be provided to all students who are eligible for same; the efforts that are being made to resolve this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49093/22]
337. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when applications for foreign birth registrations (details supplied) will be issued to two children; the reason for the delay in making a decision on the foreign birth registration that will enable a passport application to be lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48397/22]
143. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den an Tánaiste agus Aire Fiontar, Trádála agus Fostaíochta cé mhéad airgid a chuir an Rialtas ar fáil in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 agus 2022 do chiste caipitil Fhiontraíocht Éireann. [48387/22]
142. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den an Tánaiste agus Aire Fiontar, Trádála agus Fostaíochta cé mhéad airgid a chuir an Rialtas ar fáil in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 agus 2022 do chiste caipitil na Gníomhaireachta Forbartha Tionscail [48386/22]
172. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the processing of a passport renewal application for a person (details supplied) will be finalised; the reason for the delay in processing said application despite the fact this application has been lodged with the Passport Office since 5 July 2022 and the need for the application to be processed urgently as the applicant is due to travel soon, while taking account of the financial implications to their family if they are forced to cancel flights and accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47497/22]
508. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the steps and arrangements that are being put in place to recruit staff members for home care packages and home care hours to ensure that eligible persons are in receipt of their allocation as awarded when medically assessed; if consideration will be given to providing eligible persons with financial assistance in order to source a carer to provide home help when there are no home support care assistants available in the area to provide care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46968/22]
322. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when all front-line staff in private nursing homes will be paid the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment; the reason for the delay with the payment in view of the heroic work that they carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46465/22]
280. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an overpayment assessment of a State pension (non-contributory) 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. [46466/22]
90. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made with the roll-out of Connecting Ireland bus services; the amount allocated to the project in 2022; the estimated expenditure in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46274/22]
24. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport the amount allocated by his Department for the development of the rail line from Limerick to Foynes; when it is expected this expenditure will be incurred; if it is intended to complete the connection of Foynes to freight centres along the west coast such as Ballina and Westport by re-opening the rail line from Athenry to Claremorris; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46273/22]
88. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on the State pension (non-contributory) of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making a decision in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46221/22]
37. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Iompair cén uair a thosófar ar an tseirbhís bus idir Casla, Conamara, agus Clár Chlainne Mhuiris, Contae Mhaigh Eo faoi chlár “Éire a Nascadh [Connecting Ireland]”; cén chúis a bhí leis an oiread moille air seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [46306/22]
36. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport the status of the rollout of Connecting Ireland bus services; the amount allocated to date in 2022; the estimated expenditure in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46303/22]
35. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport the amount allocated by his Department for the development of the rail line from Limerick to Foynes; the date on which this expenditure will be incurred; if it is intended to complete the connection of Foynes to freight centres along the west coast (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46302/22]
355. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education the steps that she will take to ensure that as many students, who have been receiving concessionary school transport for the past number of years, as possible are provided with school transport for the 2022/2023 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46003/22]
354. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that all late applicants who otherwise would be eligible for school transport, will be provided with school transport for the 2022/2023 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46002/22]
116. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he has taken in the past year to expedite the roll out of renewable energy sources including solar, wind, biomass etc; the projected increase in the output from renewable energy sources over the next 5 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45734/22]
93. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the expected requirement for gas and oil in the State up to 2050, allowing for the full implementation of our climate targets; the percentage of this that is likely to come from indigenous sources; the efforts that have been made to increase this percentage in order to provide security of supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45733/22]
330. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will meet with representatives for the island of Inis Meáin, Contae na Gaillimhe as a matter of urgency to discuss their concerns regarding the proposed development of the pier on the island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45334/22]
261. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made under the commitments set out in An Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45223/22]
138. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the announcement of the intention to develop a new policy for the islands was first made; the progress that has been made in relation to same to date; when it is intended to publish the final document; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44890/22]
91. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if it is intended to have a special local action group for islands under the new LEADER programme, as there was previously up to 2013; if not, the reason, in view of the stated importance the Government gives to island development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44889/22]
569. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the arrangements that will be made for a person (details supplied) to ensure that they will receive essential therapy services given that they have been informed that they will neither get in-school therapy services or adult therapy services due to each service putting the onus on the other service to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44780/22]
2192. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when it is intended to seek new expressions of interest for the Community Services Programme in view of the number of suitable possible projects available for the scheme; if it is intended to ensure that all community centres that received State capital funding will have the benefit of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42876/22]
2189. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of group water schemes that availed of the group water scheme top-up scheme under the Clár programme during the lifetime of the scheme; the number of houses connected under the scheme; the total cost of the scheme; if the scheme represented value for money in her view; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42748/22]
2188. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she intends re-instating the group water scheme top-up scheme available under CLÁR from its inception to 2011 to ensure that all houses in the State have access to water at an affordable cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42747/22]
2187. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision will be made on an application under the community centres refurbishment fund 2022 (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42631/22]
2186. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cén dul chun cinn atá déanta le bliain anuas ar fhorbairt Chéibh an Chalaidh Mhóir in Inis Meáin; cén t-údar go bhfuil an oiread moille le cur chun cinn an togra seo [42623/22]
2178. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when her Department received an application under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund for 2022 (details supplied); when a decision will be made on this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42234/22]