360. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if the preliminary census figures indicate that there will be a need for further schools to serve the Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart, Citywest and Brittas areas; if additional educational supports are required for the areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36028/22]
168. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance when the Central Revenue Information Office at Cathedral Street, North City, Dublin 1 will be open to members of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35284/22]
155. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of section 254 applications that have been granted to a group (details supplied) by local authorities in the past three years; the number that have been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35140/22]
124. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the status of the all-island strategic rail review; the expected timeline for completion of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35115/22]
101. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the code of practice on the right to disconnect introduced on 1 April 2021; the number of cases that have since been brought to the Workplace Relations Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35149/22]
20. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education her Department's plans to accommodate Ukrainian students living in Citywest, County Dublin, with school places given the existing constraints on school waiting lists in the Dublin mid-west area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34861/22]
110. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of PPS numbers that have been allocated to date in 2022; and the breakdown of figures by category, newborn child and so on. [34623/22]
18. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the cancellation of a service (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to any grants or financial aid that may assist in restarting the aforementioned service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34829/22]
819. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health his Department’s response to the treatment of long-Covid symptoms; the funding that has been provided to date towards the treatment of long-Covid; and if provision will be made for future funding in the upcoming Budget. [34016/22]
816. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if community pharmacists with HSE contracts will be included in the Covid-19 bonus payment for healthcare workers who worked in a clinical environment during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34007/22]
169. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made to expand the availability of 24-hour bus routes in the Dublin region; the routes that are currently operating 24 hours; the routes that are planned to become 24-hour routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33624/22]
126. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the priorities during Ireland’s six-month presidency of the Council of Europe. [32902/22]
116. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contribution of Ireland to ensuring the safety of journalists, photographers and other members of the media. [32918/22]
823. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland's present National Sexual Health Strategy runs to 2020; if he intends to update the strategy; if he will be consulting on the new strategy; the timeline for the new strategy to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32546/22]
273. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of national housing completions annually since 2016; and the number in the 12 months between Q2 2021 and Q1 2022, and also for Dublin. [32807/22]
272. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the rate of compliance with the new requirement for landlords to register their tenancies with the Residential Tenancies Board annually. [32806/22]
68. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will set out the plan to achieve the commitment of the previous government to double investment in arts and culture by 2025. [32199/22]
36. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to help rebuild Ireland’s tourism sector which had achieved record numbers of visitors prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. [32198/22]
390. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made in relation to pyrite remediation at schools (details supplied).
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179. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Dublin Airport Authority has issued a club (details supplied) with a notice to vacate a facility and grounds on 30 June 2022, after 39 years; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the club funded the building of the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31647/22]
118. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the expenditure measures that have been effective in funding public services; the guidance that his Department has provided to enhance productivity in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31030/22]
194. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no general practitioner in Newcastle, County Dublin currently accepting patients with a medical card or general practitioner visit card while other nearby practices including at Rathcoole and Saggart are at full capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31052/22]
141. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the provisions that are in place in secondary schools to support young adults with developmental language disorder, developmental verbal dyspraxia or any other specified speech and language communication need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31173/22]
140. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the provisions that are in place for children exiting language classes and transitioning back into their mainstream school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31172/22]
136. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the total number of special speech specific speech and language disorder classes available and the locations of same in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [31149/22]
135. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education her Department’s action plan to support children with speech and language communication needs in the classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31148/22]
1531. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the visiting hours for long-stay patients in a hospital (details supplied); his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29671/22]
1303. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the number of scramblers and quad bikes seized by An Garda Síochána in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the local authorities in which these vehicles have been seized; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29450/22]
995. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education when works on a school building project (details supplied) will begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29730/22]
464. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department received correspondence from An Garda Síochána pertaining to irregularities in the postal voting system in County Sligo in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28897/22]
86. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the timelines for the implementation of BusConnects in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30692/22]
66. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of parents who availed of parents' leave in 2021; and when the extension of parents' leave from five to seven weeks will be introduced. [24227/22]
696. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the crisis situation regarding the provision of respite disability services in CHO7; the measures that are being taken to resolve this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27553/22]
682. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if the HSE speech therapy building on Castleknock Road is currently in use by the HSE; if not, if it is vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27486/22]
177. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the amount of nitrous oxide that was seized by the Revenue Commissioners in 2021 to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27855/22]
136. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the electric vehicle apartment charging grants scheme will be in operation and open for applications; the percentage of a grant the scheme will provide to apartment dwellers looking to install EV chargers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27802/22]
241. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn by An Garda Síochána to the significant irregularities in the postal voting system in County Sligo in 2019; if so, the nature of those irregularities; and his plans to ensure that such irregularities cannot occur again in any local authority. [27103/22]
23. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport when the application process for the electric small public service vehicle (eSPSV2) grant scheme will be un-paused to allow for new applicants to apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26923/22]
662. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health when the expansion of general practitioner care without charges to children aged six and seven years of age is expected to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26329/22]
553. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the current position regarding the review of the compulsory retirement age for members of An Garda Síochána; when an announcement on the matter will be forthcoming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26316/22]
479. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection when the Government response to the Pensions Commission Report is expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26317/22]
439. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if adjustments will be made to the leaving certificate examination 2023 to compensate for the disruptions experienced by current fifth year students as a result of Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26326/22]
42. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the steps her Department is taking to support victims of crime through the judicial process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26070/22]
20. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on her Department’s progress in increasing the number of women’s refuges available across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26069/22]
151. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department is taking to encourage individuals towards careers in construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24952/22]
103. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department is taking to upskill and retrain women who are unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24951/22]
79. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his Department’s engagement with the Department of Social Protection in terms of assisting people with the transition from social welfare support into employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24956/22]
54. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the operation of the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process since its introduction. [24955/22]
74. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has responsibility for delivering a World War I commemorative memorial in Corkagh Park, Clondalkin Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25007/22]