530. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the building of a school (details supplied) will be completed; the reason this school building project is ongoing since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48465/25]
2544. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to queries in correspondence regarding scoliosis correction and the correction of hip dysplasia (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46680/25]
2542. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of checks each year by BreastCheck (details supplied); if BreastCheck prioritises the persons missed in year one for screening in year two; the way in which BreastCheck rations the resources; the way in which and when the glitch in the register came to light; if BreastCheck has a formal protocol for contacting women who need further investigation of a mammogram; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46658/25]
2527. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason for the inordinate delay in providing an appointment for an urgent facial procedure for a person (details supplied) at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46565/25]
2526. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to previous Parliamentary Questions, the status of the urgent after-care required by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46564/25]
2499. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if agreement has been reached with an association (details supplied) on a health plan for its members; if thalidomide victims who are not members of that association will be approved for medical cards; if she will provide an update on this scheme; if she will outline the status of the general compensation scheme and explain the reasons for such an inordinate delay in finalising matters; if all the Government leaders are still committed to the outcome outlined to the association at high level meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46395/25]
2498. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will state whether or not she or her officials were fully aware of the connections between companies (details supplied) and the Department of Health during the 1950’s; if similar files on thalidomide are being withheld; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46390/25]
2428. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will request the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh to provide details of the background to the decision taken by the hospital in 2009 to operate on a person (details supplied) If the appliance or metalwork used in the operation was the appropriate one and if it was quality approved, certified and licensed; if the consultant had written or verbal approval from senior professionals in that department; if the hospital will also explain the rationale behind the decision to shorten the good leg by shaving the bone in that leg; if this case will be included with others in any review or investigation into this type of procedure undertaken by this hospital; the reason it was advised by WUH that this patient be confined to a wheelchair prior to the various operations when some years later a consultant at WUH described that advice as being incorrect and absolutely unnecessary; if the appropriate follow up was undertaken by both hospitals; if the email issued to the patients mother, dated 22/08/2025 will be withdrawn given the current controversy’s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46021/25]
2418. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 24 September 2024 if a medical procedure will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will request an explanation from the hospital as to why numerous dates for the operation over a three-year period were cancelled when his case was deemed extremely urgent by his medical team. [45904/25]
2275. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the home care hours promised by the home support office, HSE Kilkenny, relative to the care of a person (details supplied) are delivered in full including weekend cover; and if the matter will be expedited. [45437/25]
2274. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an application for an emergency medical card submitted by the medical team caring for a person (details supplied) will be reconsidered urgently; and if not, if a temporary card will be issued immediately while their family gathers the paperwork for a full application. [45436/25]
2273. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a date for surgery in the department of vascular surgery WUH has been arranged for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [45433/25]
1955. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if all persons being supported in full-time State-funded residential services across the country have the relevant supports they require under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; the person or body responsible for ensuring such persons are being supported to access the supports provided in the Act, especially for those who lack capacity in many areas; the number of other persons nationwide in similar situations to the 'Grace' foster home abuse case, who are not wards of court but should have been (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45822/25]
1954. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will consult with all other departments, state agencies and stakeholders to determine if a unified approach can be achieved to make all critical information on leaflets or packaging bigger and easier to read, specifically to benefit persons with disabilities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45816/25]
1947. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a childcare place for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45630/25]
1946. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to alleviate the worsening childcare crisis in Kilkenny-Carlow (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45596/25]
1856. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will request a review of the amount of the financial contribution being sought by the HSE under the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied). [46121/25]
1759. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on GAEC-2 and if he will take into account the issues for farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45720/25]
1758. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the Mercosur Trade Deal; the progress made on the Programme for Government commitment that the Government will “work with like-minded EU countries to stand up for Irish farmers and defend their interests in opposing the current Mercosur trade deal”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45718/25]
1753. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine as bovine tuberculosis increased in Ireland in 2024, with the TB incidence increasing to 6% of herds and TB having a devastating financial and emotional impact at farm level, if he has considered the IFA's comprehensive proposal, setting out a detailed plan to tackle the disease; if he is willing to meet the IFA on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45662/25]
1752. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that administrative complexity and payment delays have dogged the farm environment scheme (details supplied); if he will make an interim payment from national funds to mitigate payment delays impacting farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45661/25]
1733. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the single farm payment for 2025 will be issued to the representatives of a person (details supplied). [44951/25]
1624. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the process by which applications are considered under a Court of Justice of the European Union ruling (details supplied); the average timeframe for a final decision on such applications; the number of applications under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45812/25]
1394. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the fall-out of the new legislation surrounding the delivery of the school meals, whereby no member of staff or student can participate in the delivery process of the School Meals Programme, i.e. heat the meals on delivery; and if she thinks it is practical for small schools to be able to afford to employ someone to heat the meals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46495/25]
1357. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the decision to refuse the back-to-school allowance for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [45435/25]
1201. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received a report on the results of investigations that have taken place on a number of houses in Carlow that have or are suspected of having pyrite; if so, when the results will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45844/25]
981. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline her position on the school secretaries dispute; how she intends to resolve this dispute, if she will examine correspondence on the matter as sent to this Deputy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46651/25]
902. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the two modular classrooms granted in May 2023 for a school (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the fact that construction on site was due to commence on 7 July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46185/25]
842. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the building of a school (details supplied) will be completed, the reason this school building project is ongoing since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45788/25]
354. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide funding for the development of Waterford airport and the timeframe for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46257/25]
2750. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will provide for standardised breast density reporting for women who have mammograms in Ireland; her response to the campaign by an organisation (details supplied) on the issue; if the National Screening Advisory Committee has made any recommendations to her arising from the submissions it received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41850/25]
1821. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an invalidity pension for a person (details supplied) will be approved immediately. [42234/25]
990. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the SNA provision for the 2025-2026 academic year will be increased based on the submission made by a school (details supplied), and the SENO. [40769/25]
557. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the appropriate level of home care hours will be provided for persons (details supplied). if she will expedite a review of the case and substantially increase the home care hours to ensure a sustainable plan of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40451/25]
556. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the funding to roll out the provision of allergy kits including EPI pens and anapens at locations throughout the country accessible to the public to include schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40450/25]
555. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the process by which HSE employees suffering long-Covid can engage with senior officials to determine their future pay and conditions or sick pay entitlements prior to the termination of the current Covid scheme; if the HSE will proactively engage with all affected employees to ensure a uniformed national response to ease the anxiety and uncertainty being experienced by employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40447/25]
554. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40446/25]
553. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the treatment pathways available to women with endometriosis; the location of specialised treatment clinics or hospitals with the appropriate professionals to support and care for women diagnosed with endometriosis; her plans to develop the services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40443/25]
497. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the number of vacant positions in the Kilkenny-Thomastown CDNT area; the length of time that each position has remained vacant; the efforts being made to recruit the necessary professionals; the number of children on the waiting list; if those waiting the longest will be referred to private specialists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40445/25]
437. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if visa applications submitted by religious orders or faith based organisations are processed expeditiously given the individuals concerned are usually completing their studies or simply being transferred to Ireland as part of their vocational training; if there is an average time for such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40452/25]
397. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance, now under appeal, will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [40453/25]
382. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the process by which the home of a person (details supplied) will be included in the defective blocks scheme; if he will give a timeline for a resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40444/25]
993. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be admitted to Beaumont Hospital to undergo back surgery, and if she will expedite the matter. [39618/25]
988. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a procedure to deal with a dislocated hip will be arranged at University Hospital Waterford will be expedited as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied) [39590/25]
982. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the medical ulcer service at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin is still available to patients that have been treated there in the past; if she is aware of a funding issue relative to this service that has caused senior posts and other positions to remain vacant; the number of outpatients that availed of the service and if they have been referred elsewhere; and if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [39568/25]
903. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if hip surgery will be arranged at WUH as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [38930/25]