335. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will review current GDPR policies to ensure data sharing is possible and more streamlined between State agencies where serious safeguarding issues are highlighted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26828/23]
249. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the number of domestic violence refuge spaces made available since Government formation to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26819/23]
248. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the number of domestic violence refuge spaces in 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26818/23]
247. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons convicted of coercive control in 2019, 2020 and 2021, 2022 and 2023. [26817/23]
246. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons convicted of breaching domestic violence orders; the number of cases which resulted in jail terms for the perpetrators in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [26816/23]
223. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that all avenues are explored to avoid the upcoming potential strike action (details supplied) which may impact upon persons with significant vulnerabilities such as the elderly and persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26954/23]
219. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline, in tabular form, the funding requested from each local authority for housing adaptation grants to his Department for 2021, 2022 and 2023; the amount subsequently granted; if any local authority has requested further funding for these grants since its 2023 allocation; if he can request from each local authority the number in 2023 of already-approved applicants for such grants; the backlog, if any, which cannot be met from existing funding; the funding, if any, returned by any local authority under this heading to his Department for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26930/23]
218. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase his Department's funding for 2023 to Louth County Council for housing adaptation grants, in view of the decision by the council not to accept any new applications in 2023 and that the council states that it has an existing backlog of 300 individually approved applications already; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26929/23]
177. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are any proposals to fund or commence a property tech-related innovation fund to try and encourage and grow new and innovative ideas to tackle the many issues being faced regarding housing stock and supply at the moment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26898/23]
206. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of the student contribution charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26559/23]
177. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health with respect to section 6 of the NIRP Report of 23 February 2023 HSE Safety and Quality Committee Minutes (details supplied), if he will identify the facility that is referenced with respect to a "governance review that has been requested by the HSE following a serious reportable event (SRE) in a HSE community nursing home for older people"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26511/23]
764. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his position in respect of calls by an organisation (details supplied) to see the abolition of car parking charges for cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26189/23]
763. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his position in respect of calls by an organisation (details supplied) to see additional investment and resourcing of cancer services and the cancer workforce in order that everyone can access timely tests and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26188/23]
755. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1340 of 21 March 2023, if any further progress has been made to address due back payments for retirees in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if he will seek an update on the matter. [26153/23]
584. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position in respect of calls by a charity (details supplied) to ensure that new mothers with cancer can defer maternity leave until they have finished their respective treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26186/23]
281. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if she will respond to concerns and proposals raised by a local principal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25885/23]
223. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the position in respect of calls by a charity (details supplied) to see 0% VAT applied on sunscreen products to encourage use and decrease overall risk of skin cancers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26191/23]
212. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue collected from local property tax by each local authority since 2013, per year, with levels of compliance, in tabular form. [25738/23]
211. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue collected from local property tax since 2013, per year and in total, in tabular from. [25737/23]
210. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance to outline in tabular form the level of compliance for local property tax per year in percentages since its inception. [25736/23]
209. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the level of compliance with the local property tax this year compared with previous years, including figures and percentages. [25735/23]
8. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the status of the review of the Special Criminal Court and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25162/23]
197. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the discussions which have taken place to date in respect of the establishment of a national adult safeguarding authority; the expected timelines for the establishment if progressed and any other relevant information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25080/23]
154. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if consideration is being given to changing the existing coercive control legislation to allow it to relate to people in non-intimate relationships, in order to close the current gap that allows non-intimate offenders to be held to account under the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25081/23]
39. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Taoiseach if he will seek urgent assistance and advice for a local company (details supplied) in respect of its time-sensitive funding issues, in particular to assess whether funding from the shared island unit might be considered, given the cross-Border nature of the company. [25041/23]
821. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if any warning letters were issued by the HSE or HIQA outlining concern on failures to comply with regulations issued to nursing homes in April 2020; if so, how many; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24775/23]
820. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the powers the public authorities had in dealing with private nursing homes which were failing to comply with public health guidelines during phase 1 of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24774/23]
818. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if a national strategy for haemochromatosis is currently under consideration, where everyone has equal access to testing, diagnosis, treatment and quality of care, regardless of where they live in Ireland or their financial circumstances; if consideration has been given to the development of a population screening programme for haemochromatosis in primary and hospital care settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24754/23]
451. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection the position with regard to the issue where priests were prohibited from paying a contribution before 1988 and where those priests who have since retired are now unable to achieve a full State pension due to the lack of contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24102/23]
438. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify whether 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. [24757/23]
437. 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 and 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. [24729/23]
410. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to publish the report on the review of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, which has been prepared by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24329/23]
408. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that Louth County Council have closed applications for the housing adaptation grant schemes due to significant pressures the council faces in meeting demand; if he will advise, notwithstanding the increased funding delivered year on year, if any consideration has been given to providing additional and exceptional funding to clear the very serious backlogs of applications in local authorities, many of whom are exceptionally vulnerable applicants with no other route available to assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24303/23]
407. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any consideration has been given to reducing the rent differential assessment in households of very low income, where the recipients have received small increases in their social welfare payments following budgetary changes; if such a policy would be considered where a total household income is below a certain level, with obvious consideration given to the total number of people in the household; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24300/23]
336. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to the great success of a pop-up pool in Ardee, County Louth, which finished on 12 May, if there is any consideration being given to the provision of a permanent pool in the growing town of Ardee; if her attention has been drawn to any engagement on such a proposal, given the need that is quite evident and the lack of any other public pools in the area; if she will advise on possible funding or guidance available for Louth County Council to explore this option going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24295/23]
170. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he expects to approve a proposed increase in the pension entitlements of An Post workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24240/23]
431. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 11 May 2023, if he will provide further details on the internal HSE TAPS audit referred to; the date it was received by the HSE, and him and his Department; the results and recommendations of this audit; when his Department intends to publish the final audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23685/23]
430. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the total amount of temporary assistance payment funding that has been provided to nursing homes to date, by nursing home name or company name, address and county, since it commenced up until the scheme closed in April, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23684/23]
102. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the expansion of the croí cónaíthe scheme, if any consideration would be given to allow commercial properties to be included in future rounds in order to generate investment and business opportunities in areas vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23390/23]
91. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline if any consideration is being given to the introduction of a higher payment of voids funding to local authorities where the refurbishment cost of the unit is well above the average €50k higher payment in order to ensure any and all empty units are brought back into use as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23389/23]
70. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide details on when she expects the large scale sport infrastructure fund (LSSIF) to open for project applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23387/23]
34. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide details on how the Government is forward planning to boost tourism in mid County Louth, including areas such as Ardee, Dunleer, Annagassan and Castlebellingham; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23388/23]
225. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide further details on his Department’s request to HIQA to carry out two health technology assessments, one examining the cost-benefits of an enhanced vaccine for the 50–64-year-olds and the other on the >65 years cohort; if the health technology assessment into the >65 cohort will be commenced shortly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23349/23]
729. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the establishment of a commissioner for ageing and older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23141/23]
728. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Nursing Home Expert Panel report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23139/23]
727. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progression and the timeline for the establishment of a commission on care for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23137/23]
680. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will enquire as to the reason that a person (details supplied) has not received the pandemic recognition payment to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22904/23]
660. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 22 February 2022, if an update can be provided on the number of social work investigations, reviews, NIRP reports, independent reviews or other investigative processes that have been completed or are underway and-or scheduled within the HSE older persons services department since from 2020 to date, by type of concern and process of review or investigation used; the details relating to HSE-funded services in which the processes were initiated following reports and-or concerns related to physical, sexual, emotional, financial or institutional abuse or neglect of adult residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22736/23]
653. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received the €1,000 pandemic recognition payment, having worked in a nursing home throughout the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22695/23]