503. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if he has an estimated date for when the health technology assessment on the herpes zoster vaccine, which protects against shingles, will be completed. [49446/23]
233. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [49277/23]
219. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education what digital funding has been made available for primary and post-primary schools for the 2023/2024 academic year. [49836/23]
205. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education if, following on from the receipt of the report proposing the introduction of a teacher relocation scheme from a working group established by one of the teacher unions earlier this year, there is an update on the progression of the scheme; and what arrangements are being put in place. [49509/23]
124. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he expects the housing target for 2023 of 29,000 new homes to be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49078/23]
99. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the target in place for housing completions in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49079/23]
65. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48950/23]
64. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48949/23]
63. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48948/23]
62. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48947/23]
61. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48946/23]
60. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48945/23]
59. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48944/23]
58. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48943/23]
57. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48942/23]
56. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48941/23]
55. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48940/23]
770. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will ensure that claimants who are likely to lose the free transport benefit over the next eight months and before fulfilling eligibility from July 2024, are not deprived of this important and crucial benefit (details supplied). [48551/23]
440. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine a bespoke scheme for the challenged horticulture sector as we move to the increased €12.70 minimum wage (details supplied). [46675/23]
439. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the white mushroom production sector and the vast majority of Irish strawberry growers are excluded from the new horticulture support scheme. [46674/23]
424. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a product (details supplied) will be released to the business that bought the product. [46177/23]
356. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who was forced to stop working 20 years ago, now aged 61 years and in receipt of a local authority pension of €294 per week is eligible for the household benefits package. [46240/23]
238. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update and timeline for the seasonal work permit scheme, given its introduction is crucial to the horticulture sector as Ireland moves to the €12.70 minimum wage. [46669/23]
237. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine a bespoke scheme for the challenged horticulture sector as we move to the increased €12.70 minimum wage (details supplied). [46668/23]
154. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way his Department is acting to support the workforce and talent development of Irish SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45530/23]
140. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the total allocation of capital grants (devolved capital grant and the further education capital grants) to the Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45529/23]
520. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to introduce the shingles vaccine to the national immunisation programme similar to what is in place for people over 65 years of age, with no charge, in Northern Ireland. [44802/23]
418. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, he agrees with claims frequently made by representatives of Rásaíocht Con Éireann that greyhound racing is an important part of Irish culture (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44739/23]
417. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the necessary legislation has not been introduced to allow Rásaíocht Con Éireann to set up its own dedicated stud book, as promised in its Strategic Plan 2018-22, given that Rásaíocht Con Éireann incurs a loss of revenue estimated to be €1 million a year to the Irish Coursing Club, and given that this is not a question about the merits or otherwise of their new traceability system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44738/23]
60. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on progress being made to acquire an IDA Ireland purpose-built facility in Longford town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44195/23]
85. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans for any further supports to help businesses coping with increased costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43191/23]
282. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a tenant-in-situ application, whereby a couple qualifies for the scheme, but it is not the landlord’s intention to sell the house but rather to take up occupancy themselves, can still be processed; and if an applicant can access the help-to-buy scheme and the first-home scheme in respect of the same property. [43761/23]
137. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will be reviewing the tax reliefs available for the SME sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43190/23]
652. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if he will add age-related macular degeneration to the eligible illnesses on the long-term illness scheme (details supplied). [42523/23]
500. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the request from a person (details supplied) to have their two children included in the ECCE scheme this year. [41603/23]
182. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the housing adaptation grant for older people can be used to rehabilitate a sewage system in a single house as there is no other option to remedy the issue. [40793/23]
1974. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an electrocardiogram (ECG) in the Ireland East Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39369/23]
1973. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an ultrasound scan in the Ireland East Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39368/23]
1972. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the Ireland East Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39367/23]
1971. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an electroencephalogram in the Ireland East Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39366/23]
1970. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an angiogram in the Ireland East Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39365/23]
1969. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for a bone scan in the Ireland East Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39364/23]
1968. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for a CT scan in the Ireland East Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39363/23]
1967. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an MRI scan in the Ireland East Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39362/23]
949. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the numbers who accessed the mortgage allowance scheme in each of the years 2012 to 2022, by local authority, in tabular form. [38930/23]
435. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education the estimated number of children who will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme in primary schools in counties Longford, Westmeath, Laois and Offaly, respectively for 2023-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35895/23]