347. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and percentage of appeals to An Bord Pleanála to date in 2021 that have not been decided within the prescribed 18 week period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52206/21]
47. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of additional support that Budget 2022 will provide for local enterprise offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52579/21]
12. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports provided for the small business sector under budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52578/21]
203. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the list of applications being considered by his Department relative to new roads infrastructure in County Kilkenny; the stage each application is at in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51860/21]
263. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the roll out of the HPV vaccine will be extended to all current male secondary school students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51541/21]
221. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if his Department has submitted a report to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the most recent cost estimate and timescale for the completion of the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45657/21]
105. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the additional supports Budget 2022 is providing for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50707/21]
21. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans he has in place to review the oversight and governance of major spending projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45656/21]
286. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the full range of supports and services required by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if a social worker will be appointed to their case to assess their requirements for care at home and at school. [44287/21]
244. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a child benefit or family benefit application dating back to 2014 which is now under appeal with a request for an oral hearing will be expedited and approved for a person (details supplied). [44316/21]
550. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if the final tender award evaluation report in respect of the contract for the Limerick Prison redevelopment project as prepared by a company (details supplied) is available to interested parties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43595/21]
549. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the estimated final cost for the Limerick Prison redevelopment project currently under construction; the date when the contract was placed with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43588/21]
76. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the Sustaining Enterprise and Accelerated Recovery Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43830/21]
59. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Kilkenny that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; the number of same that have received funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43829/21]
2624. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young adults on waiting lists in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; the length of time they are waiting for services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38415/21]
2621. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the care needs and professional services required by a person (details supplied) will be provided by the HSE or sourced in the private sector and funded by the HSE; if an assessment for ASD will be arranged immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38410/21]
2226. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the full range of supports and services required by a person (details supplied) will be put in place; if a social worker will be appointed to their case to assess his requirements for care at home and at school; and if the matter will be expedited. [37073/21]
1700. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of versions of a vaccine (details supplied) available; and if all versions are authorised for use in the EU. [34990/21]
1699. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if it is stipulated by his Department or the HSE that persons contracted by the HSE for the provision of counselling services through an outside agency (details supplied) will be required to set up a limited company for the purpose; the reason for same given that it causes unnecessary bureaucracy and costs and acts as a disincentive to some counsellors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34989/21]
1698. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an assessment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [34984/21]
1696. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of the public consultation process relative to the proposed national standards for children’s services; if it is the intention to have a separate standard for foster care similar to the 2003 document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34982/21]
1694. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 986 of 28 April 2021, as yet unanswered, the reason funding was refused under the treatment abroad scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) given that a previous application was approved on 20 September 2019; if the procedures are available in Irish hospitals; if so, the hospitals that carry out same; if there is a waiting list; if so, the timeframe involved; if he will examine the case of the person as a matter of urgency with a view to ensuring that the two procedures recommended by their consultants are expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34980/21]
1667. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a pay award to senior managers in the HSE suggested by the review body report No. 42 will now be approved by his Department; the background to the issue; the reason the issue has not been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34296/21]
1652. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received a report on the most recent cost estimate and timescale for the completion of the new national children’s hospital. [34744/21]
417. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 986 of 28 April 2021, the reason funding was refused under the treatment abroad scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) given a previous application was approved on 20 September 2019; if the procedures are available in hospitals here; if so, the hospital that carries out same; if there is a waiting list; if so, the timeframe involved; if he will examine the case of the person as a matter of urgency with a view to ensuring that the two procedures recommended by their consultants are expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32853/21]
254. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a school bus service will be provided for students attending secondary school in Johnstown, County Kilkenny, from Ballyragget, County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38863/21]
103. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the recent recruitment process for the vacant position of Secretary General of the Department of Health was advertised; the number of advertisements placed in publications and through social media; the number of applicants for the position; the number of international applicants; the number of persons on the interview board; the qualifications and gender of each; the number that reached the final interview; if the successful candidate was chosen from a final list of suitably qualified individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31333/21]
438. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [37278/21]
121. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare support hours being provided in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in 2021; the way this compares to 2020; the number of persons currently waiting for homecare in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37731/21]
112. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the provision of cancer care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37730/21]
260. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for a carer's allowance now under appeal will be expedited and approved in the case of a person (details supplied). [37026/21]
258. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a child benefit and family benefit application dating back to 2014 which is now under appeal with a request for an oral hearing will be expedited and approved in the name of a person (details supplied). [36951/21]
257. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the application to transfer the carer’s allowance payment to a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [36950/21]
187. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will bring forward a restart grant scheme to facilitate working musicians and entertainers to get back to work, recognising the fact that they are small businesses that have been closed down and have not been offered any restart assistance (details supplied); and the way in which she plans to facilitate this section of the entertainment sector. [36901/21]
149. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider changing the date for commencing the period of employment on permits for persons (details supplied) to the date the persons arrived in Ireland to work given that both persons arrived after the commencement date due to the difficulties they had due to Covid-19 in travelling to Ireland. [36977/21]
97. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the public consultation process relative to the proposed national standards for children’s services; if he plans to have a separate standard for foster care similar to the 2003 document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30595/21]
341. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for a carer’s allowance will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [35923/21]
340. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for a carer’s allowance will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [35920/21]
226. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding under the six main headings provided to Carlow County Council and by comparison to three other councils similar in size and profile to Carlow over the past ten years; if Carlow County Council has been underfunded by his Department in this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35615/21]
242. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of versions of a vaccine (details supplied) available; and if all versions are authorised for use in the EU. [27773/21]
541. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he plans to take legal action arising from a programme (details supplied) in relation to alleged activities in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27429/21]
526. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if it is stipulated by his Department or the HSE that individuals contracted by the HSE for the provision of counselling services through an outside agency (details supplied) are required to set up a limited company for this purpose; the reason this is occurring given that it causes unnecessary bureaucracy and costs and acts as a discouragement to some counsellors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27257/21]
521. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital porters employed at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8; if there is a panel in place to fill casual vacancies that might arise; if there was a recent recruitment process; and if so, if that process is now completed. [27236/21]
445. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an assessment will be expedited in the name of a person (details supplied) given the urgency of the case. [26857/21]
359. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing will be arranged immediately for a person (details supplied). [34305/21]
292. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence the status of the report being undertaken by an independent review group into the question of the recommendation of gallantry medals for the Irish soldiers involved in the siege of Jadotville; the timeframe for the completion of the report and a final decision; if the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34043/21]
205. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has formally approved the campus of St. Vincent’s hospital in County Dublin as the site for the new national maternity hospital. [34042/21]
204. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has sought and or received a specific business case for the proposed new national maternity hospital to be located on the St. Vincent’s University Hospital campus in County Dublin at any stage since 2013. [34041/21]