277. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if any progress has been made with respect to recruitment of occupational therapists in County Louth which has reached critical levels; if neighbouring areas with suitable levels of occupational therapists could transfer or redirect services; if persons will be offered appointments in neighbouring areas, in order to deal with the absolutely unacceptable void in services in the Louth area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28951/23]
272. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will seek the details on the total number of registered nursing homes in Ireland in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the details of the total number of residents registered over the same years. [28944/23]
266. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to the publication of the Mental Health Commission's annual report 2022, if he will consider front-loading investment in mental health services, rather than the current funding model; if he would like to see changes in the funding model going forward; how he intends to address the major issues highlighted in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28909/23]
265. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update of the North East Doctor-on-Call service to address the major pressures on the current service which is leaving many persons unable to access out-of-hours GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28898/23]
264. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the expected timelines on the establishment of a new statutory home support scheme; how he plans to scope and plan for such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28894/23]
263. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will seek an update on the refurb, refit and extension of the Castlebellingham health centre to a new primary care centre; the total expected cost of the project; if he will provide a list of services that will be provided in the new premises; the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28893/23]
214. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on the provision of a night-time economy manager in Drogheda to help develop a night-time economy strategy; when the role is expected to be filled; the grade of the role; the time period of the contract; if other relevant information will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28895/23]
201. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if her Department is currently considering the provision of further primary and post primary schools for the south Drogheda and east Meath area, with consideration to the recently published census figures which show in the St. Mary's rural electoral division alone, the population has risen from 11,864 to 16,438; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28954/23]
200. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education when she expects the updated HP Deprivation Index to be generated by Pobal, which will feed into the DEIS programme and allow new schools to gain the much-needed status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28904/23]
182. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on a load line survey application for the Hebble Sand dredge ship in Drogheda and if a certificate or exemption has been issued; and if so, the expected date of removal of the ship from the River Boyne. [28906/23]
164. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the required establishment of dedicated resources within regional lead authorities to provide co-ordination, expertise and advice to ensure enforcement of the new air-quality regulations nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28905/23]
163. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he and his Department are considering the introduction of low-interest loans or State-provided finance for the provision and installation of solar panels for households in order to help meet Ireland’s climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28903/23]
162. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he and his Department have considered including solar panel systems in the warmer home scheme provided through the SEAI, to ensure that those with the lowest income and most vulnerable persons have the ability to install solar panels which will help this cohort manage the extortionate energy prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28897/23]
131. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update as to whether a process has been agreed by which full-time residents in mobile homes can access a much-needed electricity credit; if he will confirm how such a payment will be drawn down to further support persons in, or at risk of, energy poverty to ensure these vital credits are received by the thousands of full-time mobile home residents who to date have been unable to access the Government credit despite their being in one of the most vulnerable sections of society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28041/23]
88. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the recently published report by the EPA that Ireland is set to miss out on its 2030 climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28040/23]
27. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts of him and his Department to assist in re-establishing the Northern Ireland Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27989/23]
22. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, if he will detail how he and his Department are working to bring the relevant North and South bodies together to progress engagement and work to safeguard the GFA into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27990/23]
174. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will seek a costing proposal from the HSE/NSAC for the introduction of a population screening programme for haemochromatosis in order to appropriately diagnose the general population for this very serious condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28861/23]
173. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to respond and detail the measures that will be taken to ensure community pharmacists are supported into the future (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28814/23]
1398. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will seek an update on the long-awaited and now much-delayed Ardee Castle redevelopment, funded through the rural regeneration and redevelopment fund; the reason for the delays; if a projected timeline can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28035/23]
1373. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update in respect of the engagement between unions representing personal assistants in ETBs and his Department in relation to their long-term working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27940/23]
1329. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28601/23]
1312. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health in respect of the tragic death of a person (details supplied), subsequent to the completion of the report into the tragic circumstances of their death, if, at any stage, this clear neglect of a vulnerable adult was referred to the gardaí by any the services involved; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28462/23]
1311. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if the report into the tragic death of a person (details supplied) and the subsequent recommendations will be published in full; if not, if he will detail the reasons therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28461/23]
1297. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will seek an update from within the HSE in respect of the need to provide a state of the art new primary care centre in Dunleer, County Louth given the significant population increase in the area; the details of premises in the area that would be suitable for the project that are already in HSE ownership; the projected cost of such an addition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28410/23]
1228. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to the release of the CSO Census 2022 population figures which show significant increases in south County Louth and east County Meath, if he will provide details of his Department's plans to develop new health services to cater for this additional population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28028/23]
1169. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the potential negative impact of technology and social media on users' mental well-being; if he can detail if current mental health services including CAMHS assess this area or provide education to mitigate the risks; if he can detail whether core mental health professionals from all disciplines of the multidisciplinary teams receive training in this area.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27618/23]
1057. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of a report published by an organisation (details supplied); if he will respond to the recommendations set out in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27640/23]
1008. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28605/23]
1006. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the need and acknowledgement from the HSE that a population-based community neuro-rehabilitation team needs to be developed within CHO8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28508/23]
1003. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will seek an update from the HSE on much-needed plans to establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO8 area; if he will provide a timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28455/23]
708. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a report published by an organisation (details supplied); if he will respond to the recommendations set out in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27639/23]
684. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will seek details from each individual local authority in respect of the percentage of rural one-off housing applications that have been refused, by county, local authority, over the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27315/23]
683. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the fresh start principal under the local authority home loan scheme is available to those who previously owned and sold/lost a property prior to their second home purchased with a spouse/partner, in so far as the person can show they have low income and savings and cannot attain loans through the standard avenues, and where the person is not applicable for social housing support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27314/23]
582. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education further to the release of the CSO Census population figures which show significant increases in Ardee, if she will provide details of her Department's plans to develop new primary and secondary schools to cater for this increase in those areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28025/23]
581. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education further to the release of the CSO Census population figures which show significant increases in south Louth and east Meath, if she will provide details of her Department's plans to develop new primary and secondary schools to cater for this increase in those areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28024/23]
539. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of a report published by an organisation (details supplied); if she will respond to the recommendations set out in the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27638/23]
537. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the potential risks associated with technology and social media use for children of school going age including social comparison, cyberbullying, harmful content, pro-anorexia and pro-bulimia content, deliberate self- harm content, suicide challenges and the myriad of risks relating to image-based abuse and sextortion; the steps her Department is taking to help students safely navigate online spaces.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27619/23]
377. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that in some cases motor dealers are waiting for up to four weeks and beyond for appointments to import and register cars in County Louth through an organisation (details supplied) for the second-hand marketplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27850/23]
376. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance to detail the financial arrangements in the contract for an organisation (details supplied) to provide vehicle import and export services within the State, including the yearly cost since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27848/23]
375. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the total number of staff employed by an organisation (details supplied) to provide import and export car registration services in the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form, by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27847/23]
374. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the significant delays for motor traders in securing registration appointments to import cars from the UK, which is causing major business disruptions and cash flow problems which is putting many businesses at risk of closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27846/23]
331. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the current wait times to secure appointments through an organisation (details supplied) to import and register cars from the United Kingdom over the years 2018 to date in 2023, by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27849/23]
301. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the Boyne Greenway project, in particular the 'Drogheda to Mornington scheme'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28037/23]
300. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the status of the proposed Ardee bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28036/23]
299. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the current status on the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney Road scheme which is due to be progressed this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28034/23]
200. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of a report published by an organisation (details supplied); if he will respond to the recommendations set out in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27636/23]
138. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will be announcing successful applications under the Shared Island Civic Society Fund 2023 in the near future; if he will note my full support for the application submitted for funding for a cross-Border project collaboration, "Shared Roots and Roots", between Lifestyle Development in Drogheda and Rural Health Partnership. [27644/23]
117. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Taoiseach when the promised inquiry into the handling by the State of Covid-19 pandemic will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26928/23]
348. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the continuation of cancer screening services nationally, including cervical screening; the action he will take to ensure the continuation and expansion of these services, notwithstanding the recent report in the media (details supplied) of 22 April 2023, which reported that the content of briefing papers prepared for the new CEO of the HSE indicated these services were under threat due to legal claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26925/23]