602. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views with regard to the Charities Act 2009 as amended by Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 new section 54C which provides that the Charities Regulatory Authority may issue guidelines and codes of conduct that relate to the duties of charity trustees (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39027/24]
493. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm receipt of the pre-Budget 2025 submission from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38856/24]
484. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to review medical card eligibility (details supplied) for a 16-year-old constituent who suffers from the life-long illness, Tetralogy of Fallot disease, and is doubly incontinent, but whose medical card is being reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38767/24]
466. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to review and respond to major concerns raised by a person in respect of his urgent medical requirement for insulin pump sensors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38697/24]
414. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider amending the Health Act 2007 (Care and Support of Residents in Designated Centres for Persons (Children and Adults) with Disabilities Regulations 2013 to require designated centres for people with disabilities to facilitate access to independency advocacy services for adults residing in those centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39025/24]
413. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider amending the Health Act 2007 (Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for Older People) Regulations 2013, Health Act 2007 (Care and Support of Residents in Designated Centres for Persons (Children and Adults) with Disabilities Regulations 2013 and the Mental Health Act (Approved Centres) Regulations 2006 to include a requirement to update a care plan or personal plan to incorporate a safeguarding plan, where a resident is identified as being at risk of harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39024/24]
410. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to urgently review and intervene to secure occupational therapy (OT) services in the south Louth Bettystown catchment, where there are presently over 600 children awaiting an OT assessment and with no paediatric occupational therapist staff presently employed in this network; if he will provide a mitigation plan to ensure that these ever-increasing numbers are catered for in neighbouring networks where services are available, or alternately, provide the services by contracting the private sector to cater for this unacceptable number of children awaiting treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38952/24]
226. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 25 September 2024, if she will revisit her response and indicate if the school identified can be individually reviewed, with a view to increasing its available resources considering its very difficult circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39045/24]
146. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration has been given to pre-Budget 2025 submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38871/24]
122. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the work underway within his Department to strengthen obligations on regulated financial service providers to prevent and address actual or suspected financial abuse of at-risk adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39017/24]
111. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if the news that another pharmacy is closing its doors due to the pressures of the sector will be examined (details supplied); his views on the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38087/24]
50. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a full update on the Shared Island application from Cork County Council and Belfast City Council, which aims to provide a new cross-harbour cycle and walking swing bridge from Sailortown to the Titanic Quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37985/24]
43. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education to respond to the critical concerns of a parents’ group (details supplied) in respect of the significant disparity between available special education placements in primary and secondary schools in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38218/24]
34. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education to seek a review of DEIS resources for a school (details supplied) with a view to providing additional required resources to meet the demand of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38028/24]
540. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to reviewing the HSE funding allocation to an organisation (details supplied) in Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37887/24]
533. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if a pre-Budget 2025 submission by an organisation (details supplied) has been received and reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37868/24]
524. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the details of the total amount the HSE has spent on litigation, howsoever arising, against families of persons with disabilities where the person is a ward of court, over the past ten years; the breakdown of the category of litigation, to include injunctions, defamation proceedings and any other relevant details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37828/24]
523. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the total number of times the HSE has written to Members of the Oireachtas, including Ministers, seeking a correction to the record of the House, over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37827/24]
371. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a response will issue, and his views on pre-Budget 2025 request from an organisation (details supplied) in relation to family resource centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37553/24]
348. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 635 of 18 September 2024, to provide a detailed response on the costs of the care investigation to date, as of September 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37885/24]
130. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the total number of tenders received for the major system upgrade of the tolling system at the Dublin Port toll tunnel, which has been ongoing for a number of months; the total numbers of tenders received; the details on the chosen tender; the total costings of the chosen tender; the total costs of the works which have been undertaken to date in 2024; whether there is an over/underspend to date on the project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37119/24]
836. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 2596 of 23 July 2024, if he will respond to further concerns raised by a person (details attached) in respect of undergraduate funding and supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36220/24]
680. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised (details supplied) in respect of the unacceptable reduction in cross-Border scheme cataract reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36229/24]
604. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Áras Attracta trust in care investigation outcome, and costs, as of September 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36363/24]
601. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports or grants available to encourage more people to provide after school childminding services, considering the significant pressures on existing creches and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36282/24]
272. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if the delayed commencement of a critical special education project (details supplied) can be examined; if she will expedite its progression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36065/24]
169. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if a response will issue to concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36059/24]
1831. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to address the concerns raised (details supplied) in respect of reports on the lack of vital chemotherapy drugs and cancelled treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35230/24]
1750. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34703/24]
1671. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will seek delivery of permanent funding costs of €8 million to enable the full roll-out of the specialist lymphoedema clinic model of care to all regional health areas as part of budget 2025 discussion and health service Estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34217/24]
1656. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to the lifting of the recruitment embargo, if improvements will be made in respect of the number of occupational therapists currently working within HSE services in counties Louth and Meath, for both adults and children, to drive down the unacceptable waiting lists in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34134/24]
1654. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 608 of 5 December 2023, to urgently review the excessive number of vacant posts within Our Lady of Lourdes hospital Drogheda (details supplied); if the recent lifting of the job embargo will positively impact this current vacancy level; to consider setting up a taskforce to assist hospitals with the highest post vacancies to recruit staff for these vital frontline positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34125/24]
1652. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene and provide clarity on the unacceptable situation outlined in correspondence (details supplied) that the additional €1.5bn announced for the health services and the lifting of a so-called embargo has had little to no impact on adult mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34118/24]
1622. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be reviewed and addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33982/24]
1621. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be reviewed and addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33981/24]
1605. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if a response will issue to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33928/24]
1587. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if a response will issue to concerns raised in respect of the use of ozempic by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33866/24]
1472. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will secure funding in 2024 and 2025 to set up a community neuro-rehabilitation team in the CHO8 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35181/24]
1433. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34656/24]
1334. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on budgetary asks from an organisation (details supplied) ahead of Budget 25; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34041/24]
1206. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33793/24]
800. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update through the Local Government Management Agency and the National Town Centre First office in respect of the long-awaited collaborative town centre health check for Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34388/24]
778. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 11 July 2024, if he will revisit his response and provide direct clarification specifically on the critical barriers to the operation of the capital assistance scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33893/24]
617. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if she will seek information from within her Department on possible funding streams for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34980/24]
531. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education to respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34246/24]
518. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education her views on budgetary asks from an organisation (details supplied) ahead of Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34040/24]
458. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a response will issue to a submission in respect of a smaller business in advance of Budget 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33868/24]
322. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance to review the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) relating to depreciation as a factor in BIK calculations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34206/24]
218. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport to respond to concerns raised respect of a person's position in AirNav (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34320/24]
200. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport to engage directly with the TII to seek the total cost to the Exchequer, if the Government were to buy out the remaining ten years of the M1 toll which continues to cause excessive traffic congestion in the town of Drogheda (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33993/24]