353. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the childcare funding model that is provided through Pobal; if that model is based on service need or the availability of funding through Pobal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45612/24]
352. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to improving the allocation for grant funding for counselling towards resource centres; if particular consideration will be given to increasing the availability of counselling co-ordinators to areas of particular disadvantage (details supplied) where a co-ordinator is only available 2.5 days a week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45611/24]
351. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding allocated to a family resource centre (details supplied) in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; to provide detail of individual funding allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45610/24]
133. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the vacancy that has arisen at the community eye clinic at Community Care West Road, Clonmel, following the retirement of a person (details supplied) has been advertised; if staff have been kept informed; the measures that are being taken to deal with an increasing waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45354/24]
130. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the community eye clinic at Community Care West Road, Clonmel, in light of a recent retirement; the pre-emptive measures taken to ensure that retirement did not result in an unfilled post; the measures that are being taken to fill that vacancy; when such a vacancy will be filled; if measures are being put in place to address unmet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45337/24]
1167. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations to Cashel minor injuries unit each month to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44627/24]
1166. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the staffing numbers for the Cashel minor injuries unit for the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, broken down by profession; if the recruitment ban is resulting in departing staff not being replaced; if all departing staff are being replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44626/24]
1159. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of liaison psychiatrists for children available in CHO3 and CHO5; and the number of liaison psychiatrists for children at Tipperary University Hospital. [44604/24]
1011. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the current WTE positions, filled and vacant, in each of both south Tipperary CAMHS teams, broken down by discipline, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43979/24]
1010. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals made to both CAMHS teams in County Tipperary in 2024; the number of referrals accepted; the number of referrals rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43978/24]
931. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has been in consultation concerning a property (details supplied) for use as IPAS/BOTP accommodation. [44546/24]
886. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown of CDNT data for both Tipperary teams for 2024 in regard to staff numbers; positions filled and positions vacant; the caseload; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43980/24]
481. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education if consideration is being given to accommodating a pupil (details supplied) at a school through a commitment to providing them with teaching and SNA staffing throughout each year of the student’s time at that school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45117/24]
175. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education to outline the manner in which the Department ascertains secondary special school places needed through the demand experienced in primary level; the level to which that need is being met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43686/24]
174. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education the measures being taken to address the capacity constraints at a school in Cashel (details supplied); when the Department intends to assist in providing additional premises on land owned by the school; if the Department will commit to ensuring the portacabins being used at the school are replaced through the establishment of permanent structures as previously discussed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43685/24]
173. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education to provide any detail available on the recent announcement concerning the intention to establish a new special school in County Tipperary; if it will be a new build or the upgrading of an existing one; the capacity needs upon which this decision is being taken; the anticipated capacity of such a school; the location or area of Tipperary it is earmarked for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43684/24]
40. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans to address the urgency of a request by a group (details supplied) for a meeting regarding the report on ground scans at Sean Ross Abbey, Roscrea, County Tipperary, and the subsequent determination from the Department regarding further investigations; when such a meeting will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43540/24]
26. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on all waiting lists for the Cashel and Clonmel, County Tipperary, children's disability network teams, including the number waiting on an initial contact, waiting on an assessment of needs and waiting on each of the therapy supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43539/24]
200. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on the initial design process for the community nursing unit in Cashel; the overall spend incurred in professional fees involved in site appraisal and other measures to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43463/24]
196. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of people approved for the provision of home care in CHO 3; the number of those people who have received home care provision; the number of those people who are waiting for the provision of home care; if he will provide a breakdown of the length of time in two-month increments that those people who have not yet received home care provision have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43411/24]
195. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of people approved for the provision of home care in CHO 5; the number of those people who have received home care provision; the number of those people who are waiting for the provision of home care; if he will provide a breakdown of the length of time in two-month increments that those people who have not yet received home care provision have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43410/24]
191. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 542 of 1 October 2024, if any commitment was ever given to allowing current residents at a nursing home (details supplied) to stay at the facility indefinitely, or for the remainder of their natural lives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43396/24]
158. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting an assessment of need in CHO 3; to provide the details in increments of three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43409/24]
157. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting an assessment of need in CHO 5; to provide the details in increments of three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43408/24]
77. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if dates for the mid-term review of the National Development Plan 2021-2030 have been set; if not, when a date is likely to be set; if there will be a public consultation process to allow submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43381/24]
323. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be released from a hospital; if other accommodation will be considered further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42231/24]
286. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage and provide assistance to an organisation (details supplied) with regard to any remedial works needed; if he is aware that the withholding of annual grant funding will put its ability to operate at risk due to the considerable overheads incurred by operations of this nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42230/24]
159. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport if the submissions to the All-Island Strategic Rail Review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42229/24]
74. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress made on addressing the risks posed by public water supplies in the Environmental Protection Agency's drinking water quality in public supplies report for 2023; the improvements made in addressing the long-term resilience and safety with reference to environmental pollution of supplies in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41439/24]
562. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all respite beds in County Tipperary; the number of these beds that are currently operational and the number that are currently closed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39898/24]
561. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting home care support in County Tipperary; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in County Tipperary; the average number of hours granted to each successful applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39894/24]
446. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite beds available for people with a disability in CHO5 in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39897/24]
445. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite hours provided to families in County Tipperary in each of the past 12 months; the number provided each month since March 2020 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39893/24]
295. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals to disability allowance refusals received in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022. 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of appeals that were successful in each year; and the number of appeals in which the original decision was upheld in each year. [39896/24]
294. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals to carer’s allowance refusals received in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022. 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of appeals that were successful in each year; and the number of appeals in which the original decision was upheld in each year. [39895/24]
174. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education when it is expected that the review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 will conclude; when the report will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39749/24]
208. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the status of plans for a community hotel in Roscrea, County Tipperary, in light of a proposed site being recently put up for sale; her plans for the proposal; if expressions of interest are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39477/24]
172. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department has taken to ensure that anaerobic digestion projects will provide a social benefit to the communities in which they are located. [39212/24]
171. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has taken any steps to consider appropriate setback rules for anaerobic digestors similar to those in place for windfarms. [39211/24]
542. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on long-stay beds at the Dean Maxwell Unit in Roscrea; if long-stay beds at the unit will remain in place indefinitely or if they will remain in place as long as the community nursing unit in Nenagh is being used for UHL patients’ step-down purposes; to outline staff arrangements for the facility in light of the new arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39119/24]
429. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the investigations into the suitability of the Palmershill site for the development of a community nursing unit in Cashel, County Tipperary; to provide an update on all matters pertaining to the proposed development of a community nursing unit in Cashel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38500/24]
226. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 18 September 2024, to outline the methodology used in assessing financing as being sufficient and appropriate to cover the different needs of different forests and woodlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38245/24]
175. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to enabling the owners of thatched properties who undertake an inspection by a fire officer or inspector to obtain a certificate similar to an electrical certificate that can be submitted to their insurance company; if this is not possible, to outline the reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38253/24]
128. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that an insurance company (details supplied) that recently entered the market provides insurance for thatched properties in its home market of South Africa; the reason an insurance company can enter the market here but reduce the offerings available to customers compared to other jurisdictions in which it operates; the level of engagement he has had with this company and other insurance companies on these matters; if he will outline any progress that has been made in recent times to call upon insurance companies to develop policies that would be more affordable for thatched property owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38254/24]
476. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to specify the causes behind the reduction of patient and client care practitioners at the University of Limerick Hospital (UHL) Group between December 2019 and May 2024; if this has been taken into account throughout the reports into UHL and the service provision in the mid-west, particularly emergency department care and failings therein; the specific roles that experienced a reduction in staff in this area of staffing, with reference to the specific hospitals; if he was aware of this reduction in staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37511/24]
232. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice if, in the absence of a person (details supplied) getting a visa renewal on time for their honeymoon, arrangements are possible for documents to be provided for entry to South Africa; if, in the absence of the renewal being issued, they can return to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37143/24]
571. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the locations where the larch beetle and the Monterey beetle have been discovered in Ireland; the restrictions that have been placed in Ireland on the certification and other use of timber sourced from those locations and the requirement and impacts this will have on local foresters; the supports to be put in place to assist in these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36839/24]
570. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the preventative measures that were in place prior to the discovery of the Monterey beetle in Clare and Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36838/24]
569. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the preventative measures that were in place prior to the discovery of the larch beetle in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36837/24]
568. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasoning behind the decision not to implement specific recommendations of the ash review; to provide that detail, per recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36836/24]