133. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing core social welfare payments by €15, €20 and €30 per week in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26954/22]
34. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of women who were affected by the marriage bar before it was abolished in 1973; the number of women who have a reduced or no public service pension due to them having to leave their public-sector employment with the marriage bar; and the estimated cost of providing a public service pension to these women. [26959/22]
477. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if alternative documentation can be accepted by her Department in cases in which persons who are non-EEA nationals and have an appropriate immigration stamp but are awaiting an Irish Residence Permit card for which there are delays and therefore cannot access much-needed social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26269/22]
476. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who were in receipt of the blind pension and subjected to a review by her Department in 2019, 2020 and 2021. [26268/22]
475. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the average length of time that an oral hearing appeals to the social welfare appeals office lasts. [26267/22]
474. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who had an oral hearing for an appeal to the social welfare appeals office in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the benefits and allowances being appealed; and the number of appeals in which there was a favourable decision for the applicant in each benefit and allowance. [26266/22]
473. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently waiting for an oral hearing for an appeal to the social welfare appeals office broken down by scheme; and the current waiting time. [26265/22]
436. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of children enrolled in primary schools as of the 30 September 2021; and the number of pupils enrolled in special schools on the same date. [26264/22]
435. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the latest average class size figure for primary schools in Ireland for 2021 and 2022 academic years (details supplied); if the average class size has reduced from 23.3 as detailed in her Department’s statistical bulletin from December 2021. [26263/22]
168. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that his Department is taking to increase diversity within the medical profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25285/22]
152. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that have been taken by his Department to support students who are heading one parent families to continue their educational journey in further and higher education. [25286/22]
125. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the work to increase SUSI eligibility for students that hold stamp 4 visas in view of the debate in Dáil Éireann on 8 March 2022. [25284/22]
113. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the SUSI review. [25283/22]
98. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to support graduate entry medicine students following the decision by a bank (details supplied) to discontinue the only specialist loan available to support these students. [25282/22]
59. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will support the Covid-19 TRIPS waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22977/22]
163. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of CAO applications in 2019, 2020 and 2021, that contained errors which could have resulted in students not receiving an offer of a college place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25290/22]
683. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation of 35 children with cystic fibrosis (details supplied) who are being denied access to the life-changing drug kaftrio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24368/22]
682. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of women and pregnant persons who required hospital care as a result of untreated hyperemesis or dehydration or other effects of hyperemesis to date in 2022. [24367/22]
681. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if he will increase affordability and access to Cariban by considering it for reimbursement as an exempt medicinal product under the medical card while the report from the HSE Medicines Management Programme on the drug is being considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24366/22]
593. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 5 May 2022, if an updated residence permit and conditionality letter will be sent to the person (details supplied) given that they have not received any communication directly from INIS to confirm that their stamp changed and they require same for their social protection payment application to proceed. [24365/22]
558. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her views in relation to the public consultation on the status of Ireland publishing a plan to support the implementation of the European Union child guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24948/22]
481. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of disabled artists who fear the loss of social welfare payments and supports if they are successful in accessing the basic income for the arts pilot scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24939/22]
480. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education her views on the omission of relationship and sexual education within her Department’s Strategy 2021-2023, despite the commitment in relation to same in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24947/22]
115. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a motion passed by Monaghan County Council (details supplied) in relation to supporting artists with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24647/22]
105. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the implementation the full transition to the total contributions approach as recommended by the commission on pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24646/22]
90. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which recipients of social welfare protections payments can have their payments suspended without prior notice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24644/22]
79. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the date she expects to publish the child maintenance review group report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24645/22]
72. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the issues that are facing disabled artists particularly related to the recently launched basic income for the arts pilot scheme. [24938/22]
281. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will harmonise the treatment of people with disabilities who secure artistic funding, bursaries or grants to make it the same as for people with disabilities who secure PhD funding that is, Catherine’s law; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24021/22]
280. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will harmonise the saving and investment disregard for the blind pension to that of the disability allowance; if she will detail the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24019/22]
279. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for the vast difference of the savings and investments disregard between the blind pension, in which the first €20,000 is not included in the means test and the disability allowance, in which the first €50,000 is not included in the means test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24018/22]
278. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if the awards and funding from the Arts Council and other artistic bursaries, awards and grants will be excluded from the means test for the disability allowance for artists with disabilities akin to the action taken to ensure that PhD students with disabilities retain their social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24017/22]
277. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if the awards and funding from the Arts Council and other artistic bursaries, awards and grants will be excluded from the means test for the blind pension for artists with disabilities akin to the action taken to ensure that PhD students with disabilities retain their social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24016/22]
246. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of HEPA filters purchased or rented by primary, special education, and post-primary schools since the announcement in December 2021 of funding available for HEPA filters in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24026/22]
245. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of applicants from the post-primary schools in the fee-charging sector that applied for the post-primary schools Covid-19 minor works grant; the number that were successful in securing funding; the amount of funding that was provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24015/22]
232. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the status of the work by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to redevelop and update the social personal and health education curriculum for primary, junior cycle and senior cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24028/22]
211. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of incomplete passport applications that require further action from the applicant that are as a result of witnesses being uncontactable. [24025/22]
210. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of first-time passport applications that are incomplete, requiring further action from the applicant. [24024/22]
208. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the policy of his Department in relation to Garda stations that are not contactable by phone in relation to witness signatures for passports; if his attention has been drawn to this issue; his views on whether training is needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24022/22]
188. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the meeting between her Department and a representative from an organisation (details supplied) on 3 May 2022; the learnings that were derived from this meeting; the actions that will follow from the meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24020/22]
157. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention been drawn to a new report (details supplied) which details the experiences of non-religious teachers in schools with a religious ethos in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; her views on the recommendations of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23481/22]
144. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if epilepsy will be included under the list of qualifying conditions for the alternate sitting of the leaving certificate in 2022. [23548/22]
141. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the status of accreditation for the National Training Programme for special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23484/22]
69. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education her plans to protect LGBTQI+ students and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23483/22]
64. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the reason pupils with English as an additional language were dropped from the eligibility list for the primary inclusion programme for 2022. [23482/22]
62. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021 is on track to be read a second time within the nine-month timeframe set by her in the amendment that was passed in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24027/22]
20. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the steps he will take to increase recruitment in the Defence Forces; the details of the steps he will take in relation to pay conditions and to improve morale in the Defence Forces given the announcement of an increase of 3,000 in Defence Forces staff. [23487/22]
8. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the steps he will take to ensure the retention of personnel in relation to the announcement that the Defence Forces will increase by 3,000 staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23485/22]