290. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing GPs to prescribe cariban, a drug for pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea that currently is only prescribed by consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6363/23]
289. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the process, in detail, through which pregnant women in Ireland experiencing extreme nausea can access the drug cariban; the reason that women are having trouble obtaining the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6362/23]
118. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider introducing proposed measures (details supplied) to alleviate the waiting lists for an NCT, in view of long delays for the national car test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6218/23]
95. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if correspondence from his Department to the Central Bank to which a newspaper article refers (details supplied) will be provided to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5127/23]
400. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when operational schedules for the rifle range at Gormanston Army Camp will return to regular publication (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4465/23]
252. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on a VAT-related matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4042/23]
243. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he is giving consideration to extending the cut to excise duty on petrol and diesel beyond the end of February 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3950/23]
79. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the expected overpayment of income tax by PAYE workers in each of the years 2019 to 2022; the steps that the Revenue Commissioners takes to ensure that people understand that they may be due a refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3396/23]
441. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if Irish third level institutions will be able to admit refugee students from Ukraine who are resident in Ireland, engaged in distance learning with a Ukrainian institution and with credit for modules already completed in a comparable course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2915/23]
440. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if young refugee students from Ukraine who are due to sit State examinations in 2023 and 2024 and will soon be making CAO applications and seeking SUSI support students will be treated as EU or Ukrainian citizens in the calculation of their college fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2914/23]
138. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider revisiting the decision to end the zero VAT rating on antigen testing kits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3086/23]
109. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of those with company cars over the financial impact of changes to the benefit-in-kind regime which came into force this month; if he is considering measures to assist such workers to mitigate the additional costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3088/23]
107. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he is concerned about the impact on households of the increased costs of servicing mortgages on homes as a result of rising interest rates; if he is considering any policy interventions to assist mortgage-holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3087/23]
100. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if, in light of a report (details supplied) detailing that Ireland’s richest 1% control a quarter of the country’s wealth, he will review the Government’s approach to taxes on wealth as suggested in the Labour Party’s alternative budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3085/23]
63. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the 9% reduced VAT rate on electricity and gas bills to 31 December 2023; if he will provide costings for extension of the measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3084/23]
285. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide details in tabular form of the number of recruits who have joined An Garda Síochána since recruitment opened in 2013 to date; the number of recruits who did not complete training during that period as well as the number of serving gardaí who have retired during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2458/23]
243. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount owed to members of the Army Ranger Wing arising out of pay reviews in 2010 and 2014; and if he will provide a timeline on when these moneys will be paid. [2459/23]
227. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will provide clarity on the amount of funding to be made available to Louth County Council to acquire homes under the tenant-in-situ scheme; when the resources will be allocated to the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2469/23]
150. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Dáil Éireann passing a motion by the Labour Party on 12 October 2022 in support of pay increases for community and voluntary sector workers, if he and his Department will support any moves by the Department of Health, the Department of Social Protection and other relevant Departments to deliver on the commitments listed in the motion; if he will support any moves in those Departments to provide for a standing forum and mechanism for collective bargaining on pay and conditions with recognised trade unions in the relevant sectors; if his Department has engaged with trade unions on this general matter since the passing of this motion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2207/23]
140. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish a draft scheme of a new ethics Bill in quarter 1 of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2204/23]
120. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total additional cost to the Exchequer in 2022 of the inflation co-operation framework in respect of the delivery of projects under public works projects; if the framework will be reviewed in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2206/23]
114. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will publish legislation informed by the recent review of the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2205/23]
1440. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update on the provision of podiatry services at the HSE Boyne primary care centre and at the Community Services Building, Dublin Road, Dundalk respectively; the number of persons on a waiting list for the service at these locations; the number of staff engaged at these locations on podiatry services; the number of vacant posts related to the services; if he will outline the plans to fill any such vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1282/23]
1439. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of dental practices in counties Louth and Meath respectively who are or were in the dental treatment services scheme in each of the years 2019 to 2022 and on 1 January, 2023; if he will provide an update on the status of his stated plans to review the DTSS; the timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1281/23]
1208. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and clinical psychologists in post as of 1 December 2022 at the south Louth and east Meath CAMHS service in Drogheda, County Louth; the HSE's plans to fill any vacant positions; the alternative supports that the HSE is prepared to provide to children who require specialist supports through the aforementioned disciplines in cases in which such posts are vacant; if the HSE plans to engage contractors in these specialist areas in the interim to provide the necessary professional supports to young people in the area who are clients of the local CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63413/22]
1207. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of children in counties Louth and Meath who are on a waiting list for their first appointment with CAMHS locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63412/22]
1206. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the staffing complement at the CAMHS facility in Drogheda, County Louth covering south Louth and east Meath as of 1 December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63411/22]
1035. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to review the pay, terms and conditions of personal assistants who work with students with additional needs who are undertaking level five and six courses in educational institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63919/22]
1001. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has worked to identify local accommodation solutions for those who are currently accommodated at an accommodation centre (details supplied) in County Louth; if he will provide an update on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1941/23]
957. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the National Disability Authority will publish its report on the operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63523/22]
950. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the number of social workers employed by Tusla in counties Louth and Meath in the years 2019 to 2022, inclusive; the number of vacancies that currently exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63410/22]
856. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection when the voucher scheme under the terms of section 9 of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 will be introduced on a permanent basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63524/22]
806. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the reason that a school (details supplied) was not included as a DEIS school in the review in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2179/23]
805. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on the appeals made by a person (details supplied) in County Meath against the decision not to be provided with school bus tickets this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2178/23]
493. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications from County Louth under the first home scheme that have been approved and drawn down since the inception of the scheme; when the first review of the price thresholds under the terms of the scheme will be published; if he plans to change the thresholds as they apply to properties in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63663/22]
422. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a copy of the briefing documents prepared for the incoming Minister and presented to him by his officials on his appointment in December 2022. [1997/23]
369. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a copy of the briefing documents prepared for the incoming Minister and presented to him by his officials on his appointment in December 2022. [1998/23]
51. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a copy of the briefing documents prepared for the incoming Minister and presented to him by his officials on his appointment in December 2022. [1999/23]
17. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is concerned at reports of difficulties with construction subcontractors being paid by main contractors; if he will provide details on the number of cases before the construction contracts adjudication panel in each of the years 2020 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63393/22]
16. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on his plans to implement the recommendations of the Duffy Cahill report, especially in view of the growing number of corporate insolvencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63392/22]
236. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education her views on a policy issue raised in correspondence (details supplied) relating to the ongoing teacher retention crisis; her plans, if any, for an appropriate online portal on which teachers seeking voluntary redeployment could enter their details to seek a direct swap with a matching teacher seeking the reverse relocation as proposed in a recent motion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62969/22]
205. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for the new temporary business energy support scheme; the number of applications that have been accepted to date; the average request in cash terms; the number of applications per county; the number of applications broken down by sector, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63012/22]
121. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on a policy issue raised by an Irish citizen living abroad relating to archaic list of professions allowed to witness Irish passports (details supplied); if he shares the view that both the list of professionals is archaic and particularly burdensome for Irish citizens living abroad and such professionals in foreign jurisdictions; if he agrees that allowing Irish embassy staff to witness passport applications would be more appropriate; his plans, if any, to review the list and process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62446/22]
119. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the next steps that he plans to take on foot of the Labour Employer Economic Forum High Level Group on Collective Bargaining Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62090/22]
86. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to review any provisions of the Protection of Employment Acts 1977 to 2014 in respect of the requirement for employers to notify the Minister of proposed collective redundancies and the obligation on employers to engage in an information and consultation process with employees' representatives; if he will consider changes to the sanctions involved for any breaches of these provisions of the Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62089/22]
74. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will publish the planned White Paper on industrial policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62091/22]
62. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the concrete actions taken by officials at his Department, the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to intensify their engagement with tech employers following recent high-profile layoffs within the sector; if he will provide an update on the meetings that his officials or stated agencies have had with representatives from the sector and senior tech employers, if any, over the past month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62092/22]
193. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position that Ireland took at the 1 December 2022 meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council on COM/2022/71, the proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence and amending EU Directive No. 2019/1937; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61441/22]