1132. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the work her Department has undertaken to ensure that the fair deal scheme does not impede succession planning in particular the succession of agricultural land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24071/25]
1131. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if patients currently on waiting lists for procedures will be referred for the new Swords surgical hub when it opens later in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24070/25]
1086. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if the paediatric urgent care centre in Connolly Hospital should be able to deal with an expanded list of particular cases as this centre is easily accessible from Fingal and the more serious cases can be as planned referred on to the new children’s hospital at St James Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23648/25]
1085. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health to request the HSE to review and put in place a referral pathway for patients and key resources, to make more use of the Children's Health Ireland Urgent Care Centre at Connolly Hospital particularly for children and parents from the Fingal area, pending the closure Temple Street Children’s Hospital in the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23647/25]
1084. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE will arrange the construction of fast-track modular-build hospital beds, 50 to 100, on a suitable temporary site location at Beaumont Hospital as an interim measure in 2025, using the planning permission provisions and regulations in the Covid legislation to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23646/25]
1083. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if the funds for the inpatient wards at Beaumont Hospital are included in the HSE capital budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23645/25]
1082. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the budget for the delivery of the new inpatient wards at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23644/25]
1081. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health what will the total inpatient bed capacity be at Beaumont Hospital when the new inpatient beds are completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23643/25]
1080. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health how many new beds are planned in the new inpatient wards at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23642/25]
1079. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if planning permission is in place with Dublin City Council for the building of these new inpatient wards at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23641/25]
1078. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health when will a new inpatient bed block or blocks be built at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23640/25]
1077. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health how long does her Department believe the project to develop the accident and emergency department in Beaumont Hospital will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23639/25]
1076. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health when will the build commence for the new accident and emergency department in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23638/25]
1075. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health what is the budget for the delivery of the new accident and emergency department in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23637/25]
1074. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health what capacity will the new accident and emergency department in Beaumont Hospital have compared to the current emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23636/25]
1073. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether the endoscopy unit in Beaumont Hospital has been taken over and used as an overflow area for emergency department patients and other patients awaiting admission and treatment in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23635/25]
1072. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department has undertaken to deliver a new expanded modern accident and emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23634/25]
1071. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the budget for design build and construction of the new North Dublin hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23633/25]
1070. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the size of the site required for the new North Dublin hospital building and parking area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23632/25]
1069. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health to confirm if the location for the new North Dublin hospital is on the grounds of Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23631/25]
1068. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health to provide what procedures the new elective hospital for North Dublin will perform, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23630/25]
1067. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures the new elective hospital for North Dublin will be expected to carry out annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23629/25]
1066. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the medical specialties the proposed new elective hospital for North Dublin will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23628/25]
1065. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of staff the proposed new elective hospital for North Dublin will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23627/25]
1064. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres the proposed new elective hospital for North Dublin will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23626/25]
1063. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of beds the proposed new elective hospital for North Dublin will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23625/25]
1062. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health when the proposed new elective hospital for North Dublin will proceed to a formal planning application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23624/25]
969. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the campaigns her Department has undertaken to recruit qualified professionals from abroad to work within the disability services such as the children’s disability network teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23802/25]
747. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timelines his Department has in place to deliver the local government reforms mentioned in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23795/25]
746. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage why county councils can only apply the derelict site levy on 1 January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23794/25]
745. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is working towards allowing county councils to apply the derelict site levy throughout the year and not just on 1 January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23793/25]
735. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of hold appropriate professional planning qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23623/25]
734. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planners working in county councils nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23622/25]
733. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual payroll cost in An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23621/25]
732. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual budget of An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23620/25]
731. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of staff doing overtime in An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23619/25]
730. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the staff retention rate in An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23618/25]
729. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff that will retire from An Bord Pleanála in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23617/25]
728. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new staff sanctioned for employment in An Bord Pleanála 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23616/25]
727. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new staff that will be employed in An Bord Pleanála in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23615/25]
726. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff that are now de facto employed in An Bord Pleanála as of 1 May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23614/25]
725. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planning appeal cases awaiting decision with An Bord Pleanála as of 1 May 2025; the number of homes included in those cases; how many involve single homes; how many involve multiple homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23612/25]
724. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage f he can provide any monitoring function or statistics or reports on the time it takes to get pre-planning meetings at the various county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23610/25]
723. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether all county councils have been instructed to recruit overseas as well as in the Irish market to fill vacancies, including posts in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23609/25]
722. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how any shortfall will be addressed and new planners recruited as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23608/25]
721. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the recommended number of planners for county councils nationwide, as per various reports and reviews, to enable them to manage their growing workload and function in a timely efficient manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23607/25]
720. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many county directors of planning hold professional planning qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23606/25]
719. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage An Bord Pleanála’s budget for legal costs for the years 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23605/25]
718. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the amount An Bord Pleanála spent on legal fees in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23604/25]
717. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases where An Bord Pleanála agreed with the court to overturn or amend a decision in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23603/25]