273. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the payments that are due to a person (details supplied) will be issued to them as soon as possible. [52556/22]
272. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if child benefit will continue to be paid to a person (details supplied) who is in full-time education. [52549/22]
266. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a full carer’s allowance will be approved immediately for a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of payment of half of the carer's payment and whose financial circumstances have changed. [52517/22]
264. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for a State pension in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved as three applications have been submitted to date, two of which have been misplaced in the Department. [52503/22]
263. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if all outstanding benefit payments due to a person (details supplied) will be paid immediately; and if she will confirm the amounts due to the person and the periods in question. [52502/22]
248. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the status of a school building project to be undertaken at a school (details supplied); when her Department will lodge the planning application to Kilkenny County Council; the indicative timeframe for the completion of each stage in the event that planning permission is granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52513/22]
227. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for processing submissions made to the housing supply clearing house; the status of an application made by a person (details supplied); the number of applications that have been made to date; the number of approved or rejected applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52560/22]
196. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if the strategic assessment report submitted by Kilkenny County Council for the next phase of the ring road will be expedited and approved; if approval will be given to the Council to appoint consultants to examine the route options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52559/22]
138. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer’s allowance which has been approved in the name of a person (details supplied) will be backdated to the date of the original application in 2021; if arrears have already been paid based on the recent approval and the circumstances of the applicant during this period; and if a review of the applications will be expedited. [52314/22]
137. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the applications for an invalidity pension and fuel allowance in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [52282/22]
477. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50984/22]
476. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his officials will re-examine as a matter of urgency the specific land folios in question (details supplied) given that the landowner is adamant that the issues raised by his Department do not affect their lands, the subject of the licence application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50983/22]
453. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if speech and language therapy will be provided immediately in the case of a child (details supplied) given that their assessments were carried out in August 2020 and again on 21 May 2021, and that they are now experiencing difficulty in obtaining a school placement due to their issues and the lack of support thus preventing their proper development and education; and if he will expedite the matter. [50982/22]
295. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if carer's allowance will be put back into payment for a person (details supplied), in line with the specified timeframe set out in the original decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50986/22]
294. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if domiciliary care allowance and arrears will be paid to a person (details supplied); if payments will be backdated to the year of the first assessment when the child was three years of age and when they were first informed verbally by a Department official not to apply as they would not qualify; and if the case put forward them will be investigated. [50985/22]
293. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if domiciliary care allowance will be approved immediately in the case of a child (details supplied) based on the medical reports and the diary information submitted. [50980/22]
272. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if the special circumstances relating to a pupil (details supplied) will be re-examined in the context of his urgent need for a SNA at a school; if the services such as speech and language therapy which they require will also be provided as a matter of urgency given that their positive progression is being hampered; and if she will expedite the matter. [50979/22]
706. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health when agency staff and section 39 employees will be paid the €1,000 Covid bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48529/22]
529. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the progress that she is making with a protected disclosure submitted to her by an individual (details supplied) who was once employed in the Prison Service and who has spoken publicly about their experiences and grievances; if she has processed the disclosure in line with current legislation; and if she will reach out to the individual concerned to determine whether a solution can be found to the matters raised. [47925/22]
448. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a response to an application for a disability allowance that is under appeal in the case of a person (details supplied). [48527/22]
417. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application for State pension (contributory) in the name of a person (details supplied) will be approved and paid. [47942/22]
415. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that the maximum State Pension (contributory) is not being paid to a person (details supplied). [47928/22]
149. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the building regulation SR54 will be amended to allow external insulation to be provided on solid stone walls, thereby allowing the insulation to be grant-aided by the SEAI warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48524/22]
168. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage his views on the lack of an available stock of wheelchair-liveable housing in Ireland; the steps he will take to amend the outdated building regulations of 2010 (details supplied); the number of liveable units that have been delivered in the past five years; and the number being funded currently by his Department. [47784/22]
167. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage his plans to amend the building regulations of 2010 (details supplied) to include technical guidance documents for wheelchair-liveable housing; and if he will engage with the disability groups to hear their perspective on the current regulations and the way they impact negatively on their lives. [47783/22]
543. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason that the south east regional drug and alcohol task force has not had a full-time co-ordinator for almost three years; if all parties are acting with appropriate haste to resolve the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47128/22]
145. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of a report (details supplied) that was commissioned by him into the treatment of good causes funding in other jurisdictions and to undertake a consultation on same; the timelines for the publication of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46846/22]
144. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or his Department receive reports from a company (details supplied) on the financial returns to its shareholders; if so, the amount in each of the years 2014 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46845/22]
75. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if the age restriction of 66 years applied by Bus Éireann to school bus drivers operating under contract to the company will be removed to allow them to drive school buses up to the same retirement age applicable to direct employees of the company; if he will clarify the position with the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46168/22]
533. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the provision of a fully funded primary healthcare facility for Freshford and Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, given the extensive rural area being serviced by both locations and the growing demand from patients in Kilkenny city who are finding it difficult to access general practitioner services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44566/22]
2180. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 15 June 2022, the number of applications that have been received by each county council for the streetscape enhancement scheme; the total amount of funding allocated to each council; the amount of funding drawn down by each council; if all approved applicants were paid; if she will allow each council to administer grants to applicants who have a genuine reason for being late in claiming the grant based on the work being completed before 30 April 2022; if there is an appeal process for the scheme; and if not, if she will introduce one. [42292/22]
2096. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 890 of 5 July 2022, if he will give consideration to the use of the product Equimune or similar treatments under the strict control and oversight of his Department and on a trial basis to treat the horses on the farm of a person (details supplied) in order to determine whether the disease can be eliminated; if he will consult with the other parties involved in the previous investigations to determine if the suggestion has merit; if he will engage with the person to explore this and other options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42153/22]
1671. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged immediately at University Hospital Waterford for a person (details supplied). [42625/22]
1577. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the action he has or is taking to bridge the wage gap between section 38-39 organisations; if any new pay agreement will be index linked; if the reasonable requests being made by section 39s have been costed; if so, if he will outline these costs; if he has presented a business plan to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; if so, if the Department has responded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42283/22]
1575. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the services available at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny for patients with skin disease; if a consultant and support team are available on site in the hospital; if so, the date of the commencement of the service; the number of patients attending the service; if there is a waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42281/22]
1552. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the action plan for the implementation of the 2021 disability capacity review to 2032; if funding for the action plan has been requested as part of budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42157/22]
1528. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason that the south east regional drug and alcohol taskforce has not had a full-time coordinator for over two years; the action that is being taken to ensure that the full-time position is restored; if the person that was in the full-time position is still being paid by the HSE; if so, if he will resolve the issues that are preventing that person from returning to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42118/22]
1518. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in finding an out-of-court resolution to the issues raised by thalidomide survivors; his views on the recent discussions that he had with the group and the outcome; the reason for the reported cost of €24 million to his Department of providing documents for the ongoing court case; if he will provide an accurate costing of running the case to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42086/22]
1517. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he plans to examine the ongoing health issues caused by Covid and the response that is required to these issues by his Department and the HSE; if he has considered establishing long Covid clinics to assist in the analysis of the after-effects of Covid; if long Covid will be acknowledged as a disability or, in the case of the HSE, as an occupational injury; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42084/22]
1516. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE child sexual abuse findings that were classified as confirmed that were overturned by the appeal panel to classified as unfounded since the formation of the appeals panel in 2015; the number of alleged perpetrators of child sexual abuse that have sued the HSE in relation to outcomes and findings; if HSE outcomes and findings that were made prior to the publication of the 2014 policies and procedures have no standing at present given that these assessments were conducted in the absence of a health board and HSE policy; if this is the case given that it would impact each case prior to the commencement of the 2014 policies and procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42080/22]
1297. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that are being taken to deal with the chronic shortage of vets; if a second college will be established to deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42251/22]
1214. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the possible closure of immigrant services (details supplied) in Kilkenny due to the lack of funding for the support officer; if the funding required of €20,000 will be sanctioned as a matter of urgency given the importance of this work and the new challenges arising from the intake of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42220/22]
1205. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Tusla child sexual abuse findings that were classified as confirmed that were overturned by the appeal panel and classified as unfounded since the formation of the appeals panel in 2015; the number of alleged perpetrators of child sexual abuse who have sued Tusla due to outcomes and findings; the amount that Tusla has paid out in settlements and legal fees; if Tusla outcomes and findings, which were made prior to the publication of the 2014 policies and procedures, have no standing at present given that these assessments were conducted in the absence of a health board and HSE policy; if this is the case given that it would impact each case prior to the commencement of the 2014 policies and procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42080/22]
1145. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a jobseeker’s allowance will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) given that the information requested has been submitted and the client is experiencing hardship; and if the back-to-school allowance will also be expedited. [43489/22]
1097. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the carer’s allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied). [42683/22]
1071. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for a State pension for a person (details supplied) will be expedited, approved and backdated to the date of the first application; the reason for the delay and the fact that the original application was mislaid. [42280/22]
1070. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has sufficient contributions to claim a State (contributory) pension. [42252/22]
1062. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for a disability allowance payment currently under appeal will be approved for a person (details supplied); if an oral hearing will be arranged for the applicant if necessary; and if she will expedite a positive outcome. [42159/22]
1059. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on categorising long Covid as a disability or an occupational injury; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42087/22]
941. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if the appropriate supports required by a child (details supplied) will be provided immediately in accordance with the application made on their behalf; the supports, if any, that have already been approved for them; if funding has also been allocated; and if she will expedite a positive response. [43580/22]