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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2023
76. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if they have received the pre-Budget 2024 submission from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32858/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2023
72. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33062/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2023
61. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33047/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2023
57. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33050/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2023
50. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33052/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2023
44. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Taoiseach the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form. [33060/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
731. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a case (details supplied) will urgently be reviewed within her Department considering that the private report submitted should suffice for the requirements requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32621/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
667. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently review the need for the appointment of six genomic resource associates at the department of clinical genetics at Crumlin Hospital to reduce the current unacceptable two-year waiting list with regard to rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32655/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
664. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 513 of 25 April 2023, if he can seek clarification on whether the HSE is confirming that seroquel is being prescribed to nursing home dementia patients despite the HPRA advice (details supplied) which states that it should not be taken due to increased risk of stroke and or in some cases the risk of death in elderly people with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32638/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
639. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he has received the pre-Budget 2024 submission from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32519/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
633. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health when he expects the audit of the €150 million temporary assistance payments scheme for voluntary and private nursing homes to be completed; the date the audit commenced; the number and rank of civil servants who have been allocated to this audit; if that number is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32432/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
625. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if any consideration has been given to increasing medical card income thresholds for under- and over-70s ahead of the upcoming budget, with consideration to the excessive increase in cost-of-living and the Eurostat report which designates Ireland as having the highest goods and services costs in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32419/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
557. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that had unannounced HIQA inspections after hours or and on weekends for each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32041/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
473. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32606/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
421. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice the present number of Gardaí allocated to the Drogheda district, by rank, since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32159/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
411. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if she will seek the figures on breaches for domestic violence orders for the years 2021 to dates for the greater Drogheda and surrounds, including Bettystown, Mosney, Collon and Dunleer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32113/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
348. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of his plans to progress the legislative underpinning for a joint urban area plan for Drogheda between Louth and Meath County Councils in order for the urban area of Drogheda to develop in line with National Development Plan 2018-2027 objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32139/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
234. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if he has received the pre-Budget 2024 submission from group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32520/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
185. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport to respond to concerns raised with respect to the imminent closure of a transport link in Oldbridge, Drogheda, which is essential for bridge refurbishment works; if he will examine whether any supports can be put in place with regard to a dolly bridge or slip toll reductions for residents affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32050/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
184. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport to respond to concerns raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32044/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
183. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently engage with Louth County Council and Meath County Council to investigate whether any additional funds can be provided to fund a temporary dolly bridge at the site of the Obelisk Bridge in Drogheda, given the expected closure dates of this key transport link outline a ten-month closure timeline and its key position adjacent to one of the areas key tourism sites in Oldbridge House and Gardens; if any option could be considered that would allow the temporary cessation of toll charges for local residents on the M1 to alleviate what will be additional congestion pressures in an already over-congested town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32026/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
165. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline the current situation with respect to Irish soldiers who used malarone, doxycycline and lariam for overseas service; if any compensation process is open to soldiers adversely affected by the drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32040/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
438. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31882/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
429. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health regarding the HSE nursing home in which an employee was convicted of raping a resident, to clarify the number of referrals made by the HSE to An Garda Síochána following the public statement by the CEO of the HSE on a radio programme (details supplied) in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31838/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
412. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health with respect to the “Emily” case and the NIRP independent review which was carried out and completed in November 2022, if he can confirm whether the HSE has accepted the recommendations contained within the report in full; if not, if he can detail the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31724/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
410. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health with respect to the “Emily” case and the NIRP independent review which was carried out into an unnamed HSE community nursing unit following a grievous sexual assault which took place in the CNU in April 2020, if he plans to publish the report which was completed in November 2022 in order for stakeholders and service providers to learn from the very serious incidents which took place, including the recruitment processes of the facility, the safeguarding processes which failed in this home, and the wider governance issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31718/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
409. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health with respect to the “Emily” case and the NIRP independent review which was carried out and completed in November 2022, if the community health organisation which the CNU was located in, carried out any separate reviews or reports into the grievous incidents that took place at the home; if so, if he will undertake to make any review/report public in order for the appropriate bodies to learn from this horrendous series of events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31717/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
406. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if any unsolicited information was received by his Department or HIQA between 2015 to date regarding alleged sexual abuse or physical abuse in the HSE-run community nursing facility (details supplied). [31704/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
176. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if any discussions have taken place within his Department in respect of the future provision of an additional road bridge to the east of the rail viaduct in Drogheda to address the major congestion experienced in Drogheda both north and south of the River Boyne; if so, if he will provide the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31754/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
104. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education when the long-awaited review of the school transport scheme is due to be completed and the recommendations published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31637/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
92. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education in response to the Central Statistics Office, CSO, population publication, which shows significant increases in population in County Louth and, in particular, the east Meath settlement area, the total number of pupils currently accessing SEN units in primary and post-primary schools in the Louth and east Meath catchment areas; her plans to increase capacity in these areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31638/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
62. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he and the Government will take action to address the most recent European Commission report indicating that Ireland is now the most expensive country in Europe for household expenditure on goods and services last year, at 46% above the EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31633/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
47. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the IDA advanced building solution to be provided on the purchased IDA land bank in Mell north Drogheda; the expected timelines on the delivery of the ABS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31634/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2023
138. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of reports of alleged sexual abuse of residents in residential nursing homes that HIQA has received since 2021 directly through unsolicited concerns and through its inspection work; the breakdown on the source of the allegations; the number of said reports that HIQA subsequently reported to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31405/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2023
124. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of reports of alleged sexual abuse of residents in designated residential disability centres that HIQA has received since 2021 directly through unsolicited concerns and through its inspection work; the breakdown on the source of the allegations; the number of said reports that HIQA subsequently reported to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31405/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
678. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he has received the pre-budget 2024 submission of an organisation (details supplied); if so, his views on the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30852/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
472. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if she will respond to concerns and proposals from a person (details supplied) in respect of family reunification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30851/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
180. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he has held any further consultation with stakeholders in respect of the increase in toll charges from 1 July 2023; if he will revisit the issue with a view to a further postponement until 2024 to allow for cost of living in other sectors to drop in the intervening timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31236/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
154. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he will respond or seek responses to concerns raised by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30500/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
65. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will review current GDPR policies to ensure data sharing is possible and more streamlined between State agencies, where there are serious safeguarding issues highlighted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25161/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2023
275. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice the reason there was a net reduction in the number of refuge spaces available in County Louth from 15 in quarter 3 2022 to 13 in quarter 2 2023, the only net reduction of spaces in the country; how this will be addressed through the provision of additional spaces in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30240/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2023
179. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if HIQA has undertaken any prosecutions since June 2021 against any residential care facilities, proprietors, persons in charge and entities for any breaches of regulations; if so, the regulations breached by each such facility, person or entity; the name of the persons, facilities and entities prosecuted; the outcome of such prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29919/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2023
178. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if HIQA has undertaken any prosecutions against any residential care facilities, proprietors, persons in charge and entities for any breach of regulations since April 2021; if so, the regulations breached by each such facility, person or entity; the details, including names of persons, facilities and entities prosecuted; the outcome of such prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29914/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2023
176. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that received more than two inspections from HIQA in 2022 due to HIQA concerns about the care and welfare of residents; if he will provide details of these homes; if HIQA is now satisfied there are no current HIQA concerns about the care and welfare of residents in these homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29910/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2023
175. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes closed by court order under section 59 of the Health Act 2007 since January 2020; if he will list the name, address and operator of such homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29906/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
743. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to develop and support further and higher education in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29672/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
725. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of facilities that have closed and ceased operations, by name and location, since the payments were awarded, of the recent TAPS payments of nearly €150 million distributed to nursing homes throughout the country to help manage the response to Covid-19, in tabular form; if any nursing homes voluntarily returned monies to his Department for any reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29782/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
718. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1312 of 13 June 2023 and as per original question, if he will answer the question on whether "this clear neglect of a vulnerable adult was referred to the gardaí by any the services involved."; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29698/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
159. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has read the recent report by an organisation (details supplied) which calls for urgent political leadership from Government by moving the sustainable development goals unit from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to the Department of the Taoiseach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29275/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2023
278. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update with respect to the projected opening date for the new 50-bed St. Joseph’s Hospital development in Ardee, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28952/23]