498. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 707 of 15 February 2022, if updated figures are available relating to concerns raised with An Garda Síochána in respect of sexual abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse, financial abuse, institutional abuse or neglect of residents living in nursing homes or disabilities centres which have been received since the victim offender relationship data on pulse was introduced and recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22746/23]
269. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the TAPS audit on nursing home payments; if the audit has been received by his Department; if so, the date it was received; the results of this audit; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22216/23]
106. 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 north Drogheda; the expected timelines on the ABS; when the IDA expects to fill capacity on the strategic site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22033/23]
20. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on proposed developments at the Oldbridge site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22101/23]
16. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the further measures his Department is considering in dealing with crippling rising interest rates which are greatly affecting thousands of households across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22102/23]
138. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice the number of domestic violence incidents reported to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the breakdown of these incidents by incident types (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21880/23]
130. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any mechanism that allows a person in receipt of a civil service or local authority pension and also in receipt of a widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension who wishes to remarry to maintain their survivor's pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21939/23]
107. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the long-awaited and much-delayed Westgate vision plan for Drogheda; the expected key project timeline; the expected cost of the initial proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21997/23]
72. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are any grants available to businesses that wish to expand or bring into use vacant commercial units which have been vacant for over 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21979/23]
399. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any further update on making free travel passes available to persons diagnosed with epilepsy who are temporarily unable to drive due to their illness, further to the ongoing discussions with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21267/23]
386. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasons qualified adults on partner’s State pensions did not receive the €200 lump-sum cost-of-living payment in April; if she will consider including this cohort in future rounds of payments given that many of those impacted have little or no access to any other income in their own right; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21117/23]
125. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if any further progress has been made to source and secure an appropriate site to recommence driver testing in Drogheda, the largest town in Ireland, with the largest waiting time in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20924/23]
124. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on whether a load line survey application has been applied for with respect to the Hebble Sand dredge ship, which is long overdue to be removed from the River Boyne in Drogheda following its sinking in 2022; if he will provide any further details with regards to the projected dates of removal and any details around the application and certification that is required prior to release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20923/23]
373. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a response will issue to a request made by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20775/23]
217. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons availing of the first-time home scheme since its recent introduction, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20440/23]
348. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on a proposal by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19945/23]
207. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of enterprise services on the Irish Rail northern line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20048/23]
67. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if he will seek advice on concerns raised by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19693/23]
639. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) in respect of personal assistants in ETBs and their long-term working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19103/23]
624. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the explanation his Department and/or the HSE have provided for the doubling of the CAMHS waiting nationally between 2019 and 2022 from 2,327 in 2019 - the last year before the pandemic - compared to 4,293 in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19567/23]
623. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he has sought an explanation/report from his Department and/or the HSE over the scenario where the CAMHS waiting list almost doubled nationally between 2019 and 2022 from 2,327 in 2019 - the last year before the pandemic - compared to 4,293 in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19566/23]
622. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the steps he and his Department have taken to address CAMHS waiting lists across the country given that figures from that the CAMHS waiting list almost doubled nationally between 2019 and 2022 from 2,327 in 2019 - the last year before the pandemic -compared to 4,293 in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19565/23]
621. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the date by which he will bring in new legislation to regularise the legislative anomaly, revealed by the Attorney General, where people over 18 years of age do not qualify for free medicine for mental illness; the current state of preparation of such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19564/23]
620. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the date by which he will bring in new legislation to regularise the legislative anomaly, revealed by the Attorney General, where minors between 16 and 18 years of age do not qualify for free medicine for mental illness; the current state of preparation of such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19563/23]
619. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to amend defective legislation that denies children over the age of 16 years with a mental illness access to free medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19562/23]
540. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to points of concerns raised by a trainee psychologist (details supplied) in respect of the proposed changes in funding for trainee educational psychologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19083/23]
513. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the drug seroquel being given to nursing home residents in cases in which the resident suffers from dementia; if there are known contraindications for such administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18991/23]
427. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if he will detail how a request submitted for an Irish national, currently in a prison within the EU, is repatriated to an Irish prison under the new Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023; if advice in this regard has been circulated to relevant advocacy groups to assist families in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19516/23]
318. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities are in a position to assist with the tenant in-situ schemes or other relevant schemes that will provide assistance where a social housing applicant is resident in a neighbouring local authority, and where that social housing applicant has received a termination notice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19102/23]
260. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if she will respond to points of concerns raised by a trainee psychologist (details supplied) in respect of the proposed changes in funding for trainee educational psychologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19082/23]
79. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she will announce successful projects under the community recognition fund in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19144/23]
78. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the work she is doing to support the development of proposals for a new community hub at Moneymore, Drogheda, as recommended by the Geiran report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19143/23]
343. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role of the HSE safeguarding team in regard to a person with a disability (details supplied) who is awaiting the outcome of a trust in care investigation; if he will provide the details on what the HSE has done to assist in safeguarding the service user in this instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18659/23]
70. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify if Louth County Council has been given instruction from his Department that long-term leases cannot be considered, with consideration to the extreme pressures on housing at this moment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18393/23]
69. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the Government’s strategy to act upon the recommendations of the Biodiversity Loss Citizens Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18432/23]
41. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the Disabled Drivers Medical Board appeals board to be re-established and in place to deal with the excessive waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18404/23]
1845. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the proposed works for the Mell Greenway, Drogheda, following the further engagement from her Department offering an extension to 31 March 2023 to allow the local authority to progress the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17524/23]
1676. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 9 March 2023, if a response will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17690/23]
1675. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 8 March 2023, if a response will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17689/23]
1625. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if a final decision has been agreed upon to provide the appropriate resources to the accident and emergency department in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, identified in the HSE review of the closure of the accident and emergency department in Navan Hospital; if the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17525/23]
1624. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress update on the new east Meath primary care centre; the latest expected date for completion of the project and for services to commence locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17522/23]
1622. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on any discussions between his Department and the Irish Dental Association on further revision of the dental treatment service scheme; the plans his Department and the HSE have to ensure that patients in Louth and Meath who have medical cards receive the timely treatment they need in the interim; if he will provide the most recent figures on the number of registered dentists in the scheme in both Louth and Meath as of 1 April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17517/23]
1595. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to outline the immediate plans from Government to provide additional appropriate resources to address the extreme bed pressures in St. John's Ward in Crumlin Children's Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17407/23]
1573. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update and outline his views on the adequacy of existing mental health supports for children in the Louth and east Meath area; if he will identify those supports; if his attention has been drawn to the significant waiting lists for these essential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17281/23]
1479. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if a response will issue to a home care complaint by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16857/23]
1445. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if any consideration has been given to providing much needed core funding to a charity (details supplied) for their counselling, well-being and emotional support service; if not, the reason considering the vital role these services provide to their service users suffering from mental health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16752/23]
1342. 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. [16325/23]
1331. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16067/23]
1079. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if a replacement for the Immigrant Investor Programme is currently being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16779/23]
686. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will seek details on any strategic plans to increase tennis participation in Ireland's largest town, Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17532/23]