487. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a report on the progress in relation to school secretaries and caretaker terms and conditions; and when it is expected that a resolution will be reached. [11793/22]
486. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the review into the pilot for the free school books scheme for the academic year 2020-2021 has commenced; the timeline for the completion of the review; if the scheme will be reintroduced and expanded for the academic year 2022-2023. [11791/22]
328. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of one-parent family payment claimants who were exempt from efforts to seek maintenance conditions due to domestic abuse and risk from a former partner. [10703/22]
327. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of letters issued from her Department to one-parent family payment claimants requesting proof of efforts from the liable relatives to seek maintenance in each of the years 2018 to 2021. [10702/22]
326. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications made to the exceptional needs payment; and the number awarded in each of the years 2018 to 2021. [10700/22]
310. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her Department is seeking to close early intervention classes; if so, the details of the research and policy for these closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10699/22]
4. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the additional cost of living for those with disabilities, as highlighted in the Cost of Disability report by a company (details supplied), will be factored into the forthcoming basic income for artists scheme to ensure artists with disabilities have equal support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10698/22]
814. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if pyridoxine and doxylamine is considered a food supplement rather than a medical product in Ireland; if so, the reason that it is considered a food supplement; if this labelling of pyridoxine and doxylamine as a food product is standard international practice in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9763/22]
813. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if he has asked the women's health task force to consider funding options for first line medications for hyperemesis gravidarum; and if so, when the group's review will be complete. [9762/22]
812. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of 1st, 4th and 6th class primary school children respectively on waiting lists to access the schools dental screening programme to year end 2021 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9758/22]
811. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of primary students that have missed their public dental screening appointments in each of the years 2019 to 2021 per CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9757/22]
810. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of students across 1st, 4th and 6th class primary school children that attended dental screening appointments respectively in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and in each CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9756/22]
809. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if he will consider an independent chair for the discussions between the HSE and an association (details supplied) in reforming the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9755/22]
808. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists that have resigned from the dental treatment services scheme in each of the years 2011 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9754/22]
807. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of dental treatment service scheme contracts held in total and in each CHO area in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9753/22]
786. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the additional support and resources that are to be provided to the north Dublin city and county orthodontic unit in 2022 and 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9560/22]
612. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are only an estimated 60 dental graduates per year; his views on whether this is sufficient to meet the demands of dental patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9761/22]
611. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that the redevelopment of the dental school in University College Cork has not progressed, despite launching its redevelopment in 2019; his plans to progress this redevelopment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9760/22]
472. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of students registered in 1st, 4th and 6th class across all primary schools in Ireland in 2021. [9759/22]
459. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the status of the progress of securing a permanent building for a school (details supplied); if discussions between her Department and Galway City and County Councils in relation to the acquisition of a permanent site have progressed; when it is expected that this school will be located on its permanent site and in its permanent building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9564/22]
458. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the contingency plan for a school (details supplied) in relation to alternative temporary accommodation for the beginning of the new school term in August 2022. [9563/22]
457. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if a site designated for educational purposes as part of the new housing development of Kilcarbery, County Dublin is no longer required for such purposes; the rationale for this decision; if this decision is linked to the potential planned expansion of a school (details supplied); if so, if this expansion will be sufficient to meet the educational needs of the increased local population at Kilcarbery; and the timeline envisaged for such an expansion. [9562/22]
456. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if funding will be made available for the repair and replacement of five prefab buildings at a school (details supplied); and if a timeline for such works will be provided. [9561/22]
311. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the European Commission has suspended funding to some of the six Palestinian human rights NGO organisations labelled by Israel as terrorist entities in October 2021; if so, the organisations that have been penalised in this way; if his attention has been drawn to the purpose or rationale of this initiative; his views on the destabilising effect and the potential devastation that the European Commission’s actions will have in undermining the work of Palestinian civil society; if he will raise the issue at European Union level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7357/22]
310. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the European Commission has continually conceded that Israel has failed to present any concrete credible evidence against an organisation (details supplied) as one of the six designated NGOs for which there is a continued suspension of funding by the European Commission for the human rights organisation; his views on whether this appears to be an effort by Israel to obstruct the work of the NGOs that monitor, report and promote accountability for violations of human rights and international law by Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7356/22]
309. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make strong representations to the European Commission seeking clarification on the reasons that a deferment of funding has continued since July 2021 with regard to the continued suspension of funding by the European Commission for a human rights organisation (details supplied) although no anomalies were discovered; the specific legal grounds for the continued suspension of funding; if his attention has been drawn to the impact of the current situation on the organisation’s human rights work; if he will express the Government’s discontent in relation to the deferment; if he will request the European Commission to expedite the restoration of the funding given Ireland’s continued support for the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7355/22]
308. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a funding suspension which an organisation (details supplied) has been subjected to by the European Commission since May 2021 in order to investigate if a project had been subject to infringements of obligations or irregularities; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that although this review which was described as a precautionary measure was completed in July 2021, that no breaches or wrongdoings were identified but the suspension has not been lifted; his views on whether the failure by the European Commission to clear the name of this organisation is causing major difficulties for it at the moment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7354/22]
383. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to address the delays in processing the registration of foreign births; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6514/22]
113. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the disproportional number of places offered on QQI level 5 pre-nursing courses and the places dedicated to students coming from these routes on level 8 nursing degrees; his plans to rectify the imbalance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6385/22]
93. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether colleges should increase the use of entrance examinations in 2022 for entry for students who have achieved the general requirements for matriculation but who have not attained the required grade in specific subjects, such as leaving certificate mathematics; if the matter has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6384/22]
84. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on the work undertaken to address sexual harassment and violence in third-level education considering the findings from the national surveys of student and staff experiences of sexual violence and harassment in higher education. [6387/22]
56. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to increase degree places for nursing and midwifery for September 2022 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6386/22]
360. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the recommendation from a report (details supplied) on the creation of the role of sexual misconduct prevention and response managers in further and higher education institutions and for that work to be supported full-time by a national and or sectoral representative and a panel of trained investigators. [5716/22]
296. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools operating with at least one autism class by county in tabular form; and the total number of autism classes. [5715/22]
295. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of DEIS primary schools operating with at least one autism class by county in tabular form; and the total number of autism classes. [5714/22]
100. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the introduction of a cost of disability following the publication of a report (details supplied). [5490/22]
81. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the inaccessibility of paper-based applications for social welfare supports; and if she will consider making applications available online at MyWelfare.ie enhancing the independence of persons who are blind or vision impaired to populate and submit their applications independently. [5488/22]
69. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to conduct reviews of the workplace adaptation grant and reasonable accommodation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5489/22]
59. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the kinds of different results the total contribution approach produces for many retirees; if her Department has conducted a study of the implications of the total contributions approach for levels of pensioner poverty in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5487/22]
4. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for recipients of jobseeker's payments having to visit post offices to receive their payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5713/22]
130. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the total budget towards the proposed tax free pandemic recognition payment of €1,000; and the number of eligible frontline workers expected to avail of the payment. [5505/22]
103. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare payments that were suspended, cancelled or not awarded to lone parents due to failure to provide proof of efforts to seek maintenance for 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. [5506/22]
749. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of women and pregnant persons that required hospital care as a result of untreated hyperemesis or dehydration or other effects of hyperemesis in 2019, 2020 and 2021. [4841/22]
748. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if there are any licensed brands for treating hyperemesis that have an application for reimbursement on the drugs payment scheme card and the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4840/22]
747. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the actions that are being taken to support women and pregnant persons with hyperemesis who face significant financial costs to access HSE recommended treatment of pyridoxine and doxylamine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4839/22]
746. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the current number of children waiting for assessment of needs by county and waiting periods of less than three months, three months plus, one year plus and two years plus. [4837/22]
316. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way that well-being measurements will be included in the pilot basic income scheme for artists. [4838/22]
315. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the pilot basic income scheme for artists will be eligible for comedians and comedy writers to apply for; if comedians and comedy writers are included in the definition of arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4836/22]
181. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education when the review of alternative education which started in 2018 will be published; when the review was received by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4814/22]