1510. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated for the building of the rehabilitation unit at Bantry General Hospital; whether failure to award funding this year would require the project to be re-tendered; if he has received advice as to the impact any delay in funding would have on the overall cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37233/23]
1402. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he would consider providing a pension scheme for foster carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37953/23]
1401. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he would consider raising the foster carer’s allowance to adequately cover expenses for foster carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37952/23]
1400. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of foster carers registered in Ireland from 2018 to date, in tabular form. [37951/23]
995. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has considered adjusting the free travel pass scheme for carers to accommodate joint caring arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37654/23]
300. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of existing and proposed bus services for Cahervagh, County Cork; if a route linking Cahervagh to Bantry and Skibbereen could be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37957/23]
299. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the release of rescue helicopter footage (details supplied); if footage from rescue operations under investigation are permitted to be posted on social media; and if not, whether his Department will investigate the matter. [37954/23]
271. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting times for driving tests and theory tests in County Cork; the number of people on each waiting list; and to detail the measures being taken by his Department to reduce the waiting times. [37655/23]
104. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide detail on how the NISA wind turbine project will be affected by the newly established SPA for birds in the area; to detail any assurances which have been given to the NISA wind turbine project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37959/23]
1494. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures his Department is taking to improve recreational facilities and services for young people in Wexford town. [36396/23]
1317. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of multi-annual funding for community cancer support centres and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36505/23]
1316. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) regarding to a lack of sustainable funding for the sector; and if he would consider meeting with the group to discuss said concerns. [36504/23]
1151. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current wait times for surgery in Cork University Dental School and Hospital; the number of individuals on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35884/23]
1150. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health when the theatre list for Cork University Dental School and Hospital will be resumed; the reasons for its suspension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35883/23]
1147. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if there are separate waiting lists for intervention following assessment in primary care psychology services; and if so, the wait times for each service in Cork and Kerry, in tabular form. [35878/23]
1146. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists employed by each primary care psychology service in Cork and Kerry, by grade, in tabular form. [35877/23]
1145. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current wait times for each individual adult primary care psychology service in Cork and Kerry; the number of individuals on each waiting list, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35876/23]
1144. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current wait times for each individual children and adolescent primary care psychology service in Cork and Kerry; the number of individuals on each waiting list, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35875/23]
1143. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the areas of Cork and Kerry which do not have primary care psychology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35874/23]
1142. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the areas of Cork and Kerry currently served by primary care psychology services; the locations of these services; and the population areas served by each, in tabular form. [35873/23]
1107. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will deliver on the promise in the Programme for Government to support clinical genetic services at CHI, Crumlin, by appointing six genomic resource associate roles to reduce the currently unacceptable two-year waiting list. [35651/23]
1051. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to expand the access to youth work services to young people in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36629/23]
1050. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he would engage with the National Youth Council of Ireland in relation to its concerns regarding the level of funding received by youth work services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36628/23]
1049. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail the funding streams available for youth work services to provide outreach programmes for asylum seekers and refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36627/23]
1037. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address the staffing crisis in the childcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36390/23]
979. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of overnight respite beds in Cork at present; whether his Department will consider expanding the number of beds available as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35657/23]
978. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will provide a school (details supplied) with access to the waiting list for overnight respite services; the actions his Department is taking to ensure that regardless of patronage, all special schools have equal access to waiting lists for disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35656/23]
977. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a school (details supplied) will receive the in-school therapists which were promised by his Department to be in place by May 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35655/23]
966. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the operating protocol for the processing and completion of assessment of need under section 8 of the Disability Act 2005 and service statements under section 11 of the Disability Act 2005; whether this system operates on a strict chronological basis upon receipt of application; and whether applications accompanied by a solicitor's letter are completed with priority. [37111/23]
965. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status and outcome of the review into the disabled drivers' scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37110/23]
934. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will consider the introduction of an anonymous portal for the reporting of animal welfare concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36397/23]
912. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tree planting applications approved by his Department from 2020 to date, by year, in tabular form. [35872/23]
911. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects the forestry programme 2023-2027 to be approved; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35871/23]
780. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the use of tracking devices on private citizens by private investigators; to list any actions proposed by her Department to prevent this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35652/23]
687. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in light of the cost-of-living crisis, her Department plans to extend eligibility for the fuel allowance to persons employed under the job initiative scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35868/23]
672. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of community welfare officers, by INTREO office, from 2011 to date, in tabular form. [35654/23]
641. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has engaged in discussions with financial institutions in relation to providing a funding model for co-housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36626/23]
640. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Government feasibility study into a co-housing model; what further steps will be taken in relation to the co-housing model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36625/23]
617. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the recruitment and appointment process undertaken for the CEO of the Electoral Commission. [36395/23]
616. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a review of the rate of pay for conservation officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36393/23]
615. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all local authorities which do not have a conservation officer on staff. [36392/23]
614. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of conservation officers employed to date; by local authority, in tabular form. [36391/23]
552. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties experienced by the tourism sector in rural Ireland due to the rate of inflation and rising cost of living; what measures her Department is taking to assist the tourism sector in rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37114/23]
438. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of schools in an area (details supplied) which provide ASD classes; the number of spaces still available in these classes for the September 2023 school year; the number of children on waiting lists for these spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35921/23]
361. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether an accessibility review was conducted in relation to the redevelopment of Bandon town centre; whether disabled parking bays will be provided close to amenities in the town centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37117/23]
360. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether his Department has conducted a review into the appropriate height of footpaths in relation to accessibility for those with mobility issues; and if so, what guidance is provided to those contracted to carry out the construction of new footpaths. [37116/23]
359. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties experienced by the hospitality sector in rural Ireland due to the rate of inflation and rising cost of living; what measures his Department is taking to assist the hospitality sector in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37115/23]
355. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will consider a review of the rate of pay for conservation officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36394/23]
270. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined the possibility of allowing the transport of pets on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37113/23]