114. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applications for licences or approvals for oil and gas exploration with his Department to date; the date each one was received; the reason for the delay in processing these; when a decision will be made in each case given the crisis in supply of gas and oil in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43687/22]
113. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the expected annual use of gas, coal and oil, respectively, in the next 20 years in this State if Ireland's climate change targets are totally achieved; the percentage of this that is expected to come from indigenous sources in Irish waters; the steps he is taking in this regard to reduce Ireland's dependence on imported oil, coal and gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43686/22]
112. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of exploration licences for gas and oil operational in Irish waters to date; the work done under these licences in the past year; if it is expected that any of these will lead to commercial finds of gas and or oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43685/22]
101. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the emergency actions that he intends taking to ensure the continuation of gas, oil and electricity supplies this coming winter at an affordable price; if he will be proposing emergency legislation to ensure same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43482/22]
100. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the emergency plans that he has in place to ensure a continuation without a break of electricity supplies this winter; if he will be proposing emergency legislation to ensure same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43481/22]
99. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the emergency plans that he has in place to ensure a continuation of gas and oil supplies to Ireland this winter; if he will be proposing emergency legislation to ensure same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43480/22]
75. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the grant assistance available for businesses to install solar panels at present; if he intends on increasing these grants to expedite the roll-out of this energy source; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42749/22]
2142. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ó mhí Feabhra 2022 ar fhorbairt an chéibh domhan mhara i Ros a Mhíl; cén uair a bhfuil súil obair a thosnú ar an suíomh, dreigeáil san áireamh [41286/22]
2027. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when comprehensive services will be available to autistic children from their local children’s disability network team nationally; the shortfall in staff in each CDNT at present and the grades and specialties involved; the steps that are being taken to rectify this issue; the reason that full early intervention is not being provided given that it is recognised to be vital in terms of long-term outcomes for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41804/22]
747. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the discussions that he or his officials have had with the Minister for Rural and Community Development or her officials in relation to the need to provide sewerage services on the Aran Islands, Galway and the possibility of the two Departments making a special allocation of finance for this; the result of these discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41285/22]
600. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén tacaíocht atá á tabhairt i bhfoirm deontas reatha d’Amharclann Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe; an bhfuil i gceist í a mhéadú ar aon dul leis an maoiniú atá ar fáil ón gComhairle Ealaíon don amharclann náisiúnta Bhéarla; cén fáth go bhfuil amharclann na Gaeilge ag fáil cistíocht i bhfad níos lú ná í á chur san áireamh gurb í an Ghaeilge an Teanga Náisiúnta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [41579/22]
909. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the present maximum adult islander fare charged on subsidised island ferry services; the increase or decrease in this in the past five years; the number of islands that have subsidised and non-subsidised ferry services operated by different operators on the same routes to islands; the names of the islands that have such services; if she intends on decreasing the islander fares charged to travel to and from the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39027/22]
885. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara an dtógfaidh sé ceist le Bord Iascaigh Mhara faoi cén fáth nár sheol siad freagra chugam nuair a d’iarr sé orthu amhlaidh a dhéanamh i dtaca le ceist pharlaiminte a chuir mé ar an 21/6/2022 (sonraí tugtha); an gcuirfidh sé ina luí orthu an tábhacht a bhaineann le ceisteanna den sórt seo a fhreagairt go pras; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [39045/22]
884. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assistance available to farmers whose herds are locked up due to bovine tuberculosis being found in their herd; if it is intended to improve this assistance given the increase in the cost of maintaining stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39025/22]
714. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1446, 1447 and 1448 of 14 June 2022, if he will follow up with the HSE as to the reason that detailed responses were not issued; if he will seek an explanation as to the reason that detailed replies did not issue in relation to these questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39048/22]
713. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when children between six and 11 years of age will be given access to a drug for cystic fibrosis (details supplied); the reason for the delay in doing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39036/22]
711. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if workers who work for a contractor providing catering services in a hospital (details supplied) and work alongside HSE catering staff will be paid the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment similar to directly employed HSE catering staff; if not, the reason, given the equal contribution both sets of workers made and the risks they took; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39029/22]
710. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason that pensioners who used to work for the HSE and received their salaries on a fortnightly basis receive their pension on a monthly basis in arrears; if he intends on instructing the HSE to pay these pensions at the same frequency as they were paid their salaries while working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39028/22]
686. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the number of district medical officers on salary from the HSE in the State; the location of each; the increase in salary for these doctors in the past ten years; the basis on which their salary is set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38824/22]
685. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if the pandemic bonus payment to front line workers of €1,000 was paid to all primary health care workers, including primary care workers working with the Travelling community; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38817/22]
675. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health whether it is intended to announce an accessible budget for disability in order that persons with disabilities and their families can understand the number of existing and new residential supports, day places and respite supports that are provided in the forthcoming Budget and the relationship between these supports and the capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39042/22]
654. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 299 of 12 May 2022, if she has yet received the information she sought from An Garda Síochána given the fact that two months have elapsed since the question was asked; if she will follow up on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39046/22]
653. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice when she received the report of the Inspector of Prisons on the Dóchas Centre (women’s prison); when it will be published; the actions taken by her as a result of the recommendations in the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39035/22]
652. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice if it is intended to publish all prison chaplain reports that were not published to date and were submitted to the governor of each prison and to the Director General of the Irish Prison Service under prison rules (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39023/22]
615. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the income and fee supports that are available to persons who are undertaking university doctorates; the plans to improve these supports given the need to encourage more persons to pursue higher-level fourth level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38821/22]
541. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends on removing the cap on total credited contributions for home caring periods and the age cap on foster children for eligibility for caring contributions by foster parents given the major and necessary contribution they make to society and to vulnerable persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39043/22]
540. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection if the chief appeals officer of the social welfare appeals office has also been given responsibility for the decisions advisory body of the Department itself; the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39038/22]
539. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is proposed to limit the right of an appellant to the independent social welfare appeals office to seek and obtain an oral hearing; if appeals officers have to seek permission from senior management before granting an oral hearing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39037/22]
517. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has examined the effect of means testing as a barrier to persons either engaging in self-employment or employment or increasing their income from both; if so, the results of this examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34172/22]
516. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has examined and costed the proposals in relation to means testing made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development and the Islands in 2021; if the changes proposed will be included in the consideration by her Department for budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34171/22]
489. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education if she will change the criteria that reasonable accommodations of certificate examinations apply for the appointment of readers for leaving Certificate examination students to allow readers to include language modifiers for Leaving certificate candidates whose disability has a very substantial and long-term effect resulting in very persistent and significant difficulties in accessing and processing information and whose role would be to clarify the carrier language in the examination paper when requested to do so by the examination candidate and who would be prohibited from explaining technical terms or subject-specific terms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39041/22]
485. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education if it is intended to provide funding for special ongoing day programmes for children going to special primary schools that would cover a structured programme of school-based activities during the school holidays each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39026/22]
467. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education the arrangements that have been made to compensate school bus service providers for the unprecedented increase in the price of fuel for buses; the discussions that have taken place with representative organisations of these service providers in relation to this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38808/22]
363. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it is hoped that the review by his Department of the amendments made in Seanad Éireann to the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016 will be completed in order that he can bring a memorandum to Government seeking approval to have the Bill restored to the Order Paper of Dáil Éireann; the reason for the delay with this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39030/22]
362. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if persons whose houses were repossessed and sold are eligible to apply for local authority loans to purchase a new house; if not, if he intends to change the rules to afford these persons a second chance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39024/22]
330. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Minister of State at his Department or the Office of Public Works have yet convened a meeting with the Department of Transport and Mayo County Council in relation to funding the South Mayo flood relief scheme that is urgently needed; if not, when this meeting will be convened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39040/22]
283. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance if he will change the 70% borrowing rule in relation to the minimum eligible amount of borrowing for the help-to-buy scheme to exclude the value of the site in assessing the gross value of the house for the purpose of the scheme and instead base it on a minimum of 70% of the actual construction cost of the house being borrowed in the case of single houses built on land gifted by a parent or close relative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39044/22]
238. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 23 June 2022, if he will follow up with the National Transport Authority; the reason that a detailed response was not issued which he referred to it for a response within ten days; if he will ensure in the future that such replies issue within the ten-day timeframe mentioned in the reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39047/22]
98. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning behind the method of assessing capital under the various means tested schemes; if she intends on reforming this to ensure a more equitable system of assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38517/22]
89. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the work that has been carried out in the past year to review the terms of the various means tested schemes to make them more equitable and to increase the incentive to work for persons in receipt of means tested social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38516/22]
57. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new acres agri-environmental scheme will be announced; the special conditions that will apply on designated land in terms of co-operation between farmers; if this scheme will apply to commonage land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38515/22]
36. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a new decommissioning scheme for fishing vessels will be announced; the conditions that will apply to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38514/22]
230. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated number of older vernacular thatched houses still in existence; the amount paid out in thatching grants in 2021 under the thatching grant scheme; the number of beneficiaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38194/22]
229. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to increase the thatching grant in line with the actual cost of re-thatching houses given the small number of vernacular older thatched cottages that are still in existence and their historic importance; if he plans to remove the condition of the scheme that the house has to be the primary dwelling of the owner to receive the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38193/22]
1142. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made in relation to a felling licence application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway, given the initial application has been lodged with his Department since 2018; if he can assure the Deputy a decision will issue without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38053/22]
148. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the medical card income guidelines for all those under 70 years of age to the rate that pertains at present to general practitioner cards and abolishing the general practitioner card for those under 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37493/22]
314. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when it is intended to publish the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review; the reason for the delay with this; if funding will be provided in this year's budget to implement this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36662/22]
133. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the rate of payment per week to foster parents for the care of foster children both from Tusla and from private agencies; the increase in this rate since 2008; the rate of household inflation since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36661/22]
52. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the purposes for which the extra funding for third level education recently announced by him will be used; the amount of this extra funding that will be available in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36659/22]