1205. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider rechannelling expenditure on outsourcing radiotherapy treatments into public service capacity to ensure oncology centres can be fully staffed and there is a sufficient pipeline of training places for radiation therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44938/24]
1173. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health the average number of public detox beds available in CHO5 each month over the past 12 months; the target his Department has to increase the number of public detox beds in the CHO5 within the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44666/24]
689. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection to engage on the issue of community employment supervisor pay to uphold the commitment given to re-enter talks given to the relevant unions and to ensure that vital work carried out by dedicated staff in communities can continue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44959/24]
533. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media whether there are funding streams available for exceptional athletes in sports that are not represented by a national governing body in Ireland, such as jiu-jitsu; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45102/24]
472. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the need for additional primary school places for children with ASD in Waterford for the school year 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44939/24]
291. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Finance his views on the increase in the exemption from income tax from €18,000 to €40,000 for persons aged over 65, whose sole income is pension income, given that the exemption rate has not been increased in years, and has been eroded by inflation and the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45105/24]
199. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport which body will be responsible for evaluating the success of the average speed cameras as more are rolled out; if baseline data will be collected in order to monitor and evaluate progress; whether the data collected will include instances of speeding, collisions, injuries and fatalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44448/24]
194. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport his views on extending the period by which a South African professional driver applicant for a licence exchange need not undergo a reverification process of documents which had been verified through the work permit process from three months to six months, given the delays currently caused by the new requirement for South Africans to obtain a visa to work here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44211/24]
193. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport his views on allowing non-EEA professional drivers to apply for their licence exchange while they are waiting on their Irish residence permit, with the IRP card being the final step in the process prior to the delivery of the Irish driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44210/24]
31. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports his Department provides for local area child poverty action plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43340/24]
16. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an overview of the new equal start DEIS model for childcare; how many services are included; what additional supports are provided; how the model can tackle child poverty; what future expansion of the model is envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43341/24]
192. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for the workable solutions pilot, an occupational therapy vocational rehabilitation service, which secured Sláintecare integrated innovation funding in 2022 for a 24-month period; if he is aware that acceptance of referrals to the service has been suspended due to a lack of commitment for continued funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43404/24]
152. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current number of employees per greyhound stadium, either owned or licensed by Greyhound Racing Ireland, both part-time and full-time employees, for 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43530/24]
151. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds lost, stolen or died during 2023 and to date in 2024, as updated by owners/trainers in Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43529/24]
150. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of race entries not accepted at Rásaíocht Con Éireann-licensed stadia; the number of instances of prize money not being paid out due to owners/trainers not having updated outstanding records on Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system relating to greyhounds/pups in their care, for 2023 and to date in 2024 and by stadium, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43528/24]
149. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of instances where animal welfare pounds have reported greyhounds surrendered to the pounds in poor physical health or condition; the number of subsequent investigations and the number of subsequent sanctions imposed by Greyhound Racing Ireland on those found in breach of the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011, over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43527/24]
148. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the methodology and resources allocated to the cross check of data recorded in the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system (RCÉTS) carried out by Greyhound Racing Ireland; the frequency with which information on compliance in updating RCÉTS by owners and trainers is provided to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43526/24]
147. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds entered into races in Ireland in 2023; the number of greyhounds entered into the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43525/24]
78. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the position regarding plans to maintain and protect Belmont Weir in west Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43425/24]
699. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health if he plans to make the drug fenfluramine (Fintepla), used in the treatment of Dravet syndrome, available for reimbursement through the HSE in line with the recommendations made by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42603/24]
615. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of an underpayment of core funding (details supplied); if the shortfall can be made good; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42651/24]
597. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department carries out random auditing checks of the CC t/a Micro Dog ID database to ensure that owners are informing the database of any change of ownership, controller, location, death of greyhound, loss of greyhound or return of greyhound; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42671/24]
587. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the complementary income support for young farmers scheme is limited to one recipient per herd number; whether a spouse who is a partner in the company may also avail of the support under the herd number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42428/24]
568. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Justice for an update on an application (details supplied) for leave to remain under the international protection programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42734/24]
557. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Justice her views on lengthy waiting lists for Irish residence permits (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42514/24]
268. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 98 and 99 of 20 June 2024, when a reply will issue; the criteria by which contractors are removed from the list; the number of contractors listed on the OPW’s contractors list over the past five years; the number of applications, the number of additions and the number of removals to the list each year; the value of projects assigned to each contractor; the number of projects per contractor that have been identified as being non-compliant in procurement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42739/24]
186. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting time to receive an appointment with the NDLS for an exchange of a non-EEA driver license for an Irish license; the current waiting time for the processing and delivery time for the new Irish license to be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42706/24]
185. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport to confirm that no verification of non-EEA driver licenses is required by the foreign driving license authority to exchange the license for an Irish driver’s license, if the applicant has received a work permit as a professional driver within the previous three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42705/24]
124. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the issue around legacy ghost estates now being reactivated, where the building work was completed long before December 2020, but where an MRPN only issued subsequently, resulting in people being locked out of grants available for the installation of solar panels; if his Department has any plans to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42627/24]
275. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the application of a person (details supplied) for leave to work under the international protection programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42326/24]
103. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport his views on the business case submitted by Waterford Airport following the completion of his Department’s review of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42072/24]
86. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport his views on the delivery of a Waterford metropolitan rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42073/24]
85. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on how best to establish a new collective quantified goal on climate finance at COP29; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41335/24]
52. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to help achieve a timeframed process for the delivery of climate finance to communities most in need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41336/24]
243. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the public consultation on retention of landscape features and the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40756/24]
242. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations review in relation to hedgerows; its planned timeline for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40755/24]
225. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Justice the current mean, maximum and minimum processing times, for the processing of minor applicants for Irish citizenship through naturalised Irish parents since 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40789/24]
224. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Justice the mean, maximum and minimum timeframe for physical Irish residence permits being issued following immigration residence permit appointments over the past six months at each location, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40788/24]
172. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Education her plan to progress the recommendation in the School Transport 2030 Review of the School Transport Scheme - Phase 3 Report to rewrite the published mainstream schemes to reflect the amended eligibility criteria, with regard to distance, ethos, terminology for non-eligible applicants, minimum numbers criteria and nearest school criteria; the timeline for implementation given the recommendation to implement in the short-term and for the 2024-2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40791/24]
141. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport his Department’s plans to streamline the process by which an Irish driving licence is issued following receipt of an Irish residence permit at the NDLS in order to reduce the current three-week timeline so that employees from overseas can enter the transport system workforce in a more timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40787/24]
80. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget allocation within her Department for implementation of the National Social Enterprise Policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39645/24]
70. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to address the need to resource and future proof the Public Participation Network by ensuring adequate core funding and staff resourcing to meet their workload; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39803/24]
587. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health his views on the appointment of a chief pharmacist within the HSE senior leadership team to help establish pharmacist representation within the governance structures of the newly established regional health areas and the community healthcare networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39972/24]
586. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health his views on the setting of a flat rate fee for dispensing medicines and an administration fee per prescription to cover labour costs for community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39971/24]
583. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts, under active recruitment, broken down across disciplines, including, but not restricted to, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology, radiation therapy and social work, across units in CHO5, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39954/24]
575. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health his views on publicly funding the drug fenfluramine in the treatment of severe seizures as experienced by infants and children with Dravet syndrome who have and develop a high resistance to other anti-seizure medication, given the impact on the seizures on the children in both in the acute stage and as they develop in later years, and given that the drug is publicly funded in many EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39943/24]
574. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health his views on the abolition of the €100 accident and emergency charge for children with severe epilepsy, including Dravet syndrome, who may require frequent accident and emergency visits to treat acute seizures. [39942/24]
126. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a response to Parliamentary Question Nos. 98 and 99 of 20 June 2024 with regard to the OPW preferred contractors list, following two granted requests for additional time to reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39624/24]
82. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the reopening of the Waterford to Rosslare rail line, given its inclusion in the All-Island Strategic Rail Review, and the positive potential economic impact on the south east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39916/24]
25. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether a person who was born in the UK to an Irish mother, and was subsequently adopted by a UK family, is eligible for an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39921/24]