664. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health his plans for the future development of the Kilcreene Hospital Campus, Kilkenny; if services provided by the hospital will be expanded; if new services will be introduced; if there is a capital plan in place for the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27411/22]
663. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a diagnostic assessment will be arranged as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [27387/22]
659. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff, their qualifications and the number of staff in each category who are required to provide services at Kilkenny and Carlow child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS; if there are vacancies in any category; if so, the length of time that each vacancy has existed; the efforts that have been made by the HSE to fill each vacancy; if he will set out the level of funding provided in each of the past five years to improve the services and the physical infrastructure of CAMHS (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27366/22]
658. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff, their qualifications and the number of staff in each category who are required to provide services at the department of psychiatry, St. Luke's Hospital Campus, Kilkenny; if there are vacancies in any category; if so, the length of time that each vacancy has existed; the efforts that have been made by the HSE to fill each vacancy; if he will set out the level of funding provided in each of the past five years to improve the services and the physical infrastructure of the department of psychiatry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27365/22]
657. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of an investigation into the death of a person (details supplied); if the protected disclosure made by a health professional relative to this case has been fully investigated; if An Garda Síochána was informed by the HSE of the allegations made by the whistleblower; if the health professionals at St. Patrick's Hospital, Waterford and the whistleblower were ever interviewed; the status of the protected disclosure; the timeline of meetings and correspondence between the whistleblower, the HSE and the legal representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27354/22]
452. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for the domiciliary care allowance relative to a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved based on the medical reports provided and the outline of the daily care that is given by a person. [27373/22]
370. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if the appropriate supports and a reader will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [25936/22]
312. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the early childhood education and care sector will have its funding increased in line with the inflation costs. [25464/22]
273. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a full State pension in their own right; and if their current welfare benefit is being paid at the correct rate. [23970/22]
530. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the living alone allowance scheme to include single retired civil and public servants employed prior to 1995 given that the current scheme discriminates against such employees (details supplied); if she will further consider the fact that those in this cohort of State employees who are widowed qualify for the scheme thereby adding to the discriminatory nature of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22626/22]
287. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the revenue generated by the sale of national lottery scratch cards and other instant-win lottery games forms part of the overall contribution to the national lottery good causes fund; if so, the percentage of the contribution made that is derived from scratch cards and other instant-win games; the amount this percentage represents in monetary value in each of the years 2014 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22592/22]
286. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total value of expired unclaimed lottery prizes generated in 2021, in relation to the national lottery; the total value of these unclaimed prizes that transferred back to the national lottery operator; the percentage of the amount transferred back that will be spent on marketing of the lottery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22591/22]
560. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to deal with the backlog of the registration of horses with Horse Sport Ireland; the number of staff employed to carry out this process; the reason for the long delays being experienced by those phoning the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21762/22]
307. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a response to a carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21940/22]
109. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has sufficient contributions to qualify for benefits while being unfit for work; and the supports that are available for the self-employed sector. [21396/22]
1938. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a series of matters in relation to Horse Sport Ireland (details supplied). [21295/22]
1751. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of residential places immediately available in CHO 5 for 2022; the number of priority one cases waiting for services for the same area; the planned services for the future in CHO 5 relative to those already in care and those who are awaiting services and deemed urgent; if any projected costs have been prepared to meet the current and future needs of service providers such as SOS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20811/22]
1750. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the business cases approved by the HSE in the past five years have been paid in full to SOS Kilkenny; if not, if he will confirm the balance of funding due to SOS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20809/22]
1748. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the funding set out in the business case provided by SOS Kilkenny to the HSE to support the wrap-around services required by a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [20807/22]
1687. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has not been given an in-person appointment with CAMHS, Kilkenny, as requested by the person's general practitioner who outlined how urgent and serious the case is; if he will insist on an early appointment being arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20601/22]
1547. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of employees seconded from his Department and the HSE to positions in State agencies and the public or private sectors; if his Department and the HSE continue to pay the salary of those seconded; if not, if the other party to the arrangement is paying the salary or is repaying the salary to the primary employer; if pension rights accrue to the employee during the secondment; if any employee has relinquished their position; the way that each secondment was arranged; and the number of secondments approved by him and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. [20087/22]
1066. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if payment of illness benefit to a person (details supplied) will be reinstated subject to the correspondence they received from her Department's illness benefit section, dated 28 March 2022; and if the matter will be expedited. [20597/22]
867. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education further to parliamentary Question No. 602 of 22 March 2022, If appropriate non-negligence insurance was put in place by the Department relative to the construction of a school (details supplied) for the protection of the adjoining properties; if her Department will now deal with the serious subsidence issues along the boundary which the construction of a retaining wall and back-fill took place; if her Department will carry out an inspection of the property; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19855/22]
296. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans and indicative timeframe regarding the purchase of and payment for excess electricity generated by PV panels located on homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20556/22]
295. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grant for batteries relative to PV panels has been discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20555/22]
163. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Taoiseach the rationale behind the establishment of the Civil Service Accountability Board; the date it was established; the names of the members of the board; the chairman and the process of appointment; the number of meetings held by the Board; and if the minutes of each meeting are available in hard copy or online. [18742/22]
435. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appeal relative to the Beef Genomics Programme payments in the case of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and issued. [18989/22]
378. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings that he and or his officials have had with an organisation (details supplied) since 2020; the number of dentists offering services under the medical card scheme in each of the past five years; the last occasion that dentists received an increase in fees for their service; if he plans to reform and modernise the scheme to allow dentists to refer patients for specialist treatments; if he plans to lift the restrictions on the way that treatments are provided and the materials that a dentist must use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18967/22]
375. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason the ambulance service failed to respond to an urgent request for an ambulance relative to a person (details supplied); and the actions he will take to restructure the service which is not fit for purpose. [18953/22]
323. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if full benefit will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) until such time as there is an outcome to their appeal; and if she will expedite the matter.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18970/22]
775. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged at Beaumont Hospital for a person (details supplied). [17796/22]
196. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the submission made by those in the pig industry for financial and other supports; his views on the submission and the range of actions likely to be considered; and if he will expedite the matter. [16837/22]
195. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if existing tillage farmers will be included in some way in the new scheme announced by the Department; if financial supports will be provided for farmers to assist them in meeting the substantial increases in most farm inputs; if he will outline the way that these costs will be monitored by the Department and if there will be support given by the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16834/22]
88. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a disability allowance has been approved for a person (details supplied). [16802/22]
87. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to extending the age for qualification for the domiciliary care allowance from 16 to 18 years of age and providing those in receipt of the allowance with a less bureaucratic pathway to disability allowance. [16762/22]
84. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the queries regarding the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied) are now fully resolved and if the payments are up to date. [16735/22]
72. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she will fund a placement at Middletown autism centre for a person (details supplied); the protocol for such placements; the role of the National Educational Psychological Service in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16761/22]
580. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí allocated to counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Waterford over the past five years; the number of Garda stations closed in each of the past five years in each county; and the number of personnel attached to each special unit such as serious crime, drugs and others [16463/22]
386. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early appointment for treatment will be arranged at Waterford University Hospital for a person (details supplied). [15627/22]
384. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the transport services and or the financial assistance available to persons on social welfare or a low income with a requirement to travel to hospitals for treatment on a regular basis; if he will address the transport issues and costs associated with such travel arrangements in circumstances in which there is a lack of public transport or simply no public transport; if overnight private accommodation costs are funded for low income patients in circumstances in which hospital appointments span a number of days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15618/22]
287. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the transport services and or the financial assistance available to persons on social welfare or a low income with a requirement to travel to hospitals for treatment on a regular basis; if she will address the transport issues and costs associated with such travel arrangements in circumstances in which there is a lack of public transport or simply no public transport; if overnight private accommodation costs are funded for low income patients in circumstances in which hospital appointments span a number of days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15619/22]
281. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for an invalidity pension now under appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved; and if an oral hearing will be arranged to allow the applicant to explain their case. [15544/22]
279. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the PRSI changes being considered relative to occupational pensions; the timeline for implementing any such change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15617/22]
148. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeframe for granting access to the original birth certificates of those seeking information on the details of their birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15291/22]
147. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action being taken to reduce the waiting time for cases being dealt with by social workers at Tusla relative to those seeking information on their details of birth; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are being informed that the wait time could be two years or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15290/22]
101. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she will appoint an exceptional teacher to a school (details supplied) as a matter of urgency given the range of issues and demands facing teachers and pupils in the school; and if a positive review will be expedited. [15282/22]
98. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a second SNA will be allocated to a school (details supplied) given the exceptional circumstances of the case; and if a positive outcome will be expedited. [15272/22]
999. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of contracts won by an organisation (details supplied) in each of the HSE CHO areas; the commencement, end date and value of each contract; and If the Government procurement framework was used for each contract. [14653/22]
998. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of business cases that have been submitted to his Department by an organisation (details supplied); the date that each application was received; the date that a final decision was notified to the organisation; the number of business cases yet to be decided; and the timeframe for a final decision in each case. [14652/22]
545. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if DEIS urban 1 status will be applied to a school (details supplied); and if a positive response will be expedited. [14800/22]