263. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education what provision is being made to secondary schools to administer the new free school books scheme for junior cycle (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45250/23]
209. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to amend the work permits system for non-EU nationals who wish to come to work in Ireland, in order that permits that have been granted to applicants who subsequently fail to be approved for a visa to travel to Ireland can be re-issued to other eligible workers to take up those positions instead (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45254/23]
179. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of the Civil Service Arbitration Board; if dates are being issued for arbitration hearings at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45117/23]
117. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the number of people currently on a waiting list for a driving test in north Tipperary; on average, how long it takes to sit a test from the date that the applicant first applies for a test with the RSA; the work that is being undertaken by the RSA to cut these waiting lists; whether more testers being hired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44655/23]
147. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will advise on the best procedure for an individual planning to return to work on a part-time basis after being in receipt of the invalidity pension for a number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44552/23]
598. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the accommodations that can be provided to a student who has commenced third-level education and is deemed liable for non-EU student fees, whilst their naturalisation application is currently being processed, and, as it stands with current processing times, will have to wait up to 18-24 months, if not longer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43604/23]
457. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if his Department plans to re-open the civil registration office in Roscrea, County Tipperary, following its closure earlier in 2023, given that its closure has been a huge loss to the community; if not, if his Department will examine the feasibility of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43455/23]
446. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the maximum number of hours allocated to a person (details supplied); the reason it appears that a decision was made to reduce these hours; when this review took place; whether or not there are two packages in place, that is, a home care package and an education package; if so, if the education package infringed on the home care package hours, given that the HSE plans to increase these hours as the 17.5 hours currently provided is not sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43920/23]
300. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of settlements in County Tipperary that have no wastewater treatment facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43960/23]
299. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if expert analysis has taken place to assess the impact of human sewage entering watercourses, lakes, and rivers in County Tipperary; if expert analysis has taken place to assess the likely effects if human sewage was not entering watercourses, lakes and rivers in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43959/23]
298. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any survey has taken place to analyse the level of human sewage entering watercourses, rivers, and lakes in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43958/23]
155. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if a pay claim submission for its staff, and a request for extra staff for 2024, has been received by her Department from the Citizens Information Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42978/23]
142. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a date has been set for a referendum on enshrining public ownership of Uisce Éireann in the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43030/23]
431. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice the reason that family reunification visas were refused (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42134/23]
230. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who applied for the eco scheme and who are now being asked for invoices for planting of trees can have that deadline extended to the end of the calendar year, considering that nurseries currently do not have any saplings available and will not have them until November or December, meaning it is impossible to supply such invoices at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42005/23]
171. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits that have been issued to date in 2023 for work riders (stable staff that are employed and qualified to exercise horses and bring them out to the gallops); if he has plans to issue more work permits for this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41940/23]
57. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what recent engagement he has had with the British Government on the legacy Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41707/23]
10. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs how many passports applications were processed over June, July and August 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41708/23]
114. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) did not qualify for compensation for cattle they sent to the factory that were discovered to have lesions, the same as he would have received compensation if the cattle were found to have lesions on the farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41689/23]
408. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person's (details supplied) family reunification application was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41167/23]
360. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage why an individual’s land (details supplied) was delisted and how it can be designated again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41653/23]
259. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education for an update on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41272/23]
219. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there are any positions currently open within the OPW in the north Tipperary area for digger and track machine operators; if the OPW is hiring people for these positions at present; if so, how one might apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41642/23]
793. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what facilities are available for independent living in County Tipperary for a young adult with an intellectual disability and more specifically, if there are any services available for a young 18-year-old man whose parents have died and is being cared for by his sister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40261/23]
740. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the afforestation scheme 2023-2027 document, particularly sections 6.8, whether such conditions and requirements apply to existing and new farmers considering entering the organic farming scheme and other such farming schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39853/23]
739. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the scientific research used to agree bird exclusion zones in the new forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39852/23]
738. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a new or expanded hen harrier layer increased geographical area on IForIS which will impact on applications in the new forestry programme; the protocol around this new hen harrier layer and when it was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39851/23]
737. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of acid sensitive land excluded from afforestation activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39850/23]
736. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of land excluded from afforestation activity due to hen harrier designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39849/23]
735. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total hectares of land excluded from afforestation activity under bird exclusion zones within the new forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39848/23]
1540. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health what action is being taken to improve and expand community support services for heart failure patients to address physical and mental health, social and financial challenges that may arise for patients following diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37353/23]
1539. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expand the cardiac referral service to ensure all heart failure patients are referred for rehab following diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37352/23]
1538. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health to improve and extend cardiac psychological services across the country, given the very limited services currently available to heart failure patients following diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37351/23]
1537. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health to adapt the medical card scheme to ensure the qualification of heart failure patients by virtue of diagnosis, given the financial burden these patients face following diagnosis of a lifelong condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37350/23]
1536. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health what plans his Department has to establish a national register of patients with cardiac conditions to allow better analysis of heart and stroke incidences and to ensure relevant organisations are able to deliver adequate patient services in line with patient needs across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37349/23]
1109. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if blood tests through one’s GP are covered under the medical card, meaning those in receipt of medical card assistance do not have to pay for such tests; if not, the reason this is the case; if he will consider extending the medical card to cover blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35667/23]
371. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider adding agriculture mechanics, construction plant fitters and heavy vehicle mechanics to his Department’s critical skills list so that these positions can be filled by non-EU nationals coming to work in Ireland, considering the shortage of qualified individuals to fill vacant positions in the country, and that the pipeline of those in apprenticeships will not match the numbers that are going to retire from these areas in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35765/23]
344. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will supply funding to Tipperary County Council to carry out works to address flooding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35673/23]
343. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update as to when work will be carried out in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35672/23]
342. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35671/23]
874. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the next round of the Community Centre Investment Fund will allow for the development of new community centres in areas; if existing community centres will be permitted to apply for funding for carparks and footpaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35001/23]
674. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if his Department has investigated the reason that fewer young pharmacists appear to be going into community practice; if any studies are ongoing in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34958/23]
104. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is possible for a company to become an Enterprise Ireland client, thus allowing for the company to employ graduates in its respective sector with wage payment assistance from Enterprise Ireland, without Enterprise Ireland taking a percentage ownership stake in the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34616/23]
893. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next round of Clár funding is expected to be announced; how much funding will be made available in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33762/23]
461. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to explain how the procurement process for the supply of equipment for the school meals programme works; how companies can tender to supply equipment such as ovens, fridges, and so on, for schools which have successfully applied for this programme; if her Department operates a central tendering programme for the supply of such equipment; if so, when such tenders will be open for public tendering again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34160/23]
117. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the citizenship application through the foreign birth register of a person (details supplied); if all outstanding documents have been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34218/23]
687. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he can confirm when the HSE older persons’ services in the south east region will meet with local representatives in south Tipperary and local Clonmel-based palliative care groups, considering this meeting has been postponed numerous times and a new date is yet to be set despite assurances it would be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32727/23]
576. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if there is a prohibition on price discounting or special offers for infant formula in Irish shops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32147/23]
570. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he intends to increase the income threshold for the over-70s medical card in Budget 2024; if he would take this into consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32101/23]
349. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the croí cónaithe grant can be applied for in the case of a derelict property that has to be knocked and rebuilt entirely, due to major structural issues, and to bring the building to modern standards; if this is not possible, if it was the intention of this policy to omit such buildings; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32148/23]