747. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to detail the consultations which took place within her Department in the formation of the green paper on disability allowance. [48212/23]
706. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department. [47343/23]
598. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47339/23]
567. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department. [47345/23]
437. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47332/23]
384. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47333/23]
340. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department. [47341/23]
293. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47335/23]
225. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if additional capacity can be provided on routes 216 and 220 in Cork, in both the morning and evening, to ensure that all children travelling to school from Maryborough and Douglas can avail of public bus transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47673/23]
220. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the bus fleet serving the Bus Éireann 216 and 220 routes; the number of single and double decker buses; the age of each vehicle; and number of drivers assigned to the route. [47544/23]
209. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department. [47346/23]
182. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47331/23]
140. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47334/23]
95. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47336/23]
236. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of racing greyhounds microchipped annually between 1 December 2020 and 30 September 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47115/23]
235. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds registered on the race management system annually between 1 December 2022 and 30 September 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47114/23]
234. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown, by month and track, of all greyhound drug testing since 2015, as a percentage of starters at each track, in tabular form. [47113/23]
233. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information from the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system on the number of non-coursing greyhounds born in each of the years 2020, 2021, and 2022, who were raced in Ireland; the number of non-coursing greyhounds born in the years 2017 to 2023, inclusive, listed under the category ‘export international’ and the country of destination, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47112/23]
232. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information from the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system on how many of the non-coursing greyhound pups born in 2022 were registered on the RCETS in 2023; how many of the non-coursing greyhound pups born in 2022 were registered on RCETS in 2023; how many of the non-coursing greyhound pups born in 2022 were entered on RCETS in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47111/23]
231. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recorded injuries and deaths of greyhounds that occurred at greyhound racing stadiums and events organised by the Irish Greyhound Board between 1 January 2011 and 30 September 2023, in tabular form. [47110/23]
230. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is taking fulfil the programme for Government commitment to "ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing vessels and recreational fishers and that pair trawling will be prohibited inside the six-mile limit". [47109/23]
546. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in west County Cork; the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46313/23]
545. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of eating disorder teams currently in place in each CHO; the number of staff currently assigned to each team; the number of vacancies; the plans to recruit the required staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46312/23]
479. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need in each LHO, in tabular form, with a monthly breakdown of waiting times. [46314/23]
478. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the ratification of the UN Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46311/23]
477. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on removing the State's reservations to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46310/23]
145. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will increase HEI block grants to facilitate an increase in university awarded PhD stipends in line with the stipends awarded through the Science Foundation of Ireland and the Irish Research Council. [45583/23]
90. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in regard to the need for regulation of digs-style accommodation arrangements. [45584/23]
88. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the methodology used for estimated smart meter readings when a meter has failed; and the avenues individuals have to appeal these readings. [45624/23]
87. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average lifespan of a smart meter by model; the number of reported meter failures by model; and the average waiting period for smart meter repair. [45623/23]
654. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of new approved participants in the senior alert scheme for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45237/23]
636. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he would consider approving a course (details supplied) for tax relief. [44983/23]
556. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current orthodontic waiting times for Dublin, Limerick and Cork; the number of patients in each area seen by public orthodontists to date in 2023; the number of patients in each area outsourced to private orthodontists to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44984/23]
466. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is intended to issue guidance to businesses around the requirements and responsibilities under the European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882); the length of time which will be given to businesses to prepare before the Act is commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44988/23]
465. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a full breakdown of the €195 million budget for disability. [44985/23]
420. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how it is intended to regulate the movement of organic manures from grazing platforms on dairy farms to newly rented land or tillage land. [44765/23]
315. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his attention has been drawn to the decline in marine life and water quality in Lough Hyne; if a dedicated conservation management plan has been put in place for the Lough Hyne marine nature reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44764/23]
188. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the date he is working towards, to introduce legislation concerning safeguard proposals relating to deprivation of liberty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44559/23]
172. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the current progress in implementing the Transforming Lives Time to Move on from Congregated Settings strategy; the current number of individuals with a disability living in a congregated setting; the number of people with disabilities who have been transitioned to independent living from congregated settings annually since 1 January 2019 to date; the number of people with disabilities who have been admitted/housed in congregated settings annually since 1 January 2019 to present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44558/23]
218. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether his attention has been drawn to the considerable domestic energy costs of haemodialysis equipment (details supplied); and what financial energy supports are available to patients who must carry out their own treatment at home due to a lack of capacity in hospitals. [44305/23]
217. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the training provided to haemodialysis patients to carry out their own haemodialysis at home; whether self-administered homecare is best international practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44304/23]
216. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in the CUH dialysis ward, by role; and the number of patients accessing dialysis treatment in CUH, in tabular form. [44303/23]
215. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of haemodialysis patients who carry out their own haemodialysis at home, by county, in tabular form. [44302/23]
214. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of weekend healthcare services in (details supplied); the measures his Department will take to ensure weekend medical cover in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44300/23]
213. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current waiting period for children on waiting lists for braces in County Cork; the efforts his Department is making to reduce this waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44299/23]
212. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of school dentists in County Cork; the number of schools each dentist supports; and the number of pupils in each school, in tabular form. [44298/23]
211. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether a school dental programme could be provided in Skibbereen, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44297/23]
210. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether his Department will provide community intervention team nurses employed by South Doc with the Covid-19 pandemic payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44287/23]