364. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a heritage grant is available for renovating ruins next to a house or on the home property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9610/22]
363. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grants that are available for renovating houses in towns or in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9609/22]
90. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding that is available for a physical therapy, health and well-being start-up business; if low-interest loans or grants are available for this type of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9603/22]
284. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health when the rheumatology clinic at Cork University Hospital will be opened; when the patient triage will be resuming for categorising soon, urgent and routine patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8833/22]
292. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the collection of small amounts of VAT by An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7733/22]
291. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the application of VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7732/22]
73. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if the good work that staff in settings caring for children have undertaken throughout the pandemic will be acknowledged (details supplied); and if they will be included in the €1,000 recognition payment. [5718/22]
786. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health when the commitment to publicly fund IVF treatment in Ireland will be honoured by becoming law, given that Ireland is the only European Union country not to offer State funding for assisted reproduction even though the World Health Organisation recognises infertility as a medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6648/22]
682. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the details of the steps undertaken in the tendering process leading to the appointment of the independent chairperson of the three-year review of the abortion legislation; if the position was advertised publicly as the Minister assured the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on 8 December 2021 would happen; the way that it meets the requirements of an independent and transparent process for him to contact a small number of candidates, identified as having suitable experience and invite them to tender for the position of chair; if one of the small number of candidates was the person eventually chosen as the chairperson; if other potential candidates outside of the small number of candidates identified by him were afforded the opportunity via advertisements or otherwise to be notified that a tendering process for the position of chair was underway and open to them to apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6157/22]
681. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if he misled the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health on 8 December 2021 by claiming that an e-tender for the position of the independent chair of the three-year review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 would be uploaded online via the e-tendering public procurement process yet ultimately invited a small number of hand-picked candidates to privately apply for the role without the availability of a public e-tender advertisement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6155/22]
404. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason pay parity for staff working in residential homes caring for children has not been addressed (details supplied). [5719/22]
807. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if the recently-appointed Chair of the three-year review of the 2018 abortion legislation successfully applied for this role given that the tender was not publicly made available through the e-tenders website and public procurement policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5091/22]
806. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if the recently-appointed Chair to lead the three-year review of abortion legislation was one of the small number of candidates he identified as suitable and invited to apply for the role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5090/22]
329. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the criteria by which he identified candidates with suitable experience for the position of independent chair of the three-year review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 and subsequently invited them to apply for the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3994/22]
328. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason that the e-tender for the selection of an independent chair to lead the three-year review was not posted on www.etenders.gov.ie despite his assurances to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health on 8 December 2021 that it would be published in the coming days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3993/22]
1869. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if he or the Government have advised formally or informally particular prospective candidates to apply for the position of chair to oversee the three-year review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2159/22]
1621. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to appoint a telemetry nurse or a qualified professional to operate the EEG video telemetry machine for patients with epilepsy in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); when this piece of equipment will be up and running in the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1110/22]
1615. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the definition of the term reproductive rights in the context in which it was used by a person (details supplied) on 8 December 2021 during a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1100/22]
1512. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding PCR testing to enter Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63468/21]
1364. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if a vaccine (details supplied) will be made available in Ireland; the steps he will take to make the vaccine available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63028/21]
53. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding the funding available to a business in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62216/21]
12. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a matter regarding supports for the hospitality sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62265/21]
271. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if assistance will be provided in relation to a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60072/21]
234. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports available for a couple that have both been married before and lost their homes in their divorces; the schemes that are available to persons in this situation in relation to purchasing and building their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60517/21]
233. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the existing 12 metre rule for solar panels on the roofs of domestic properties without the need for planning permission will be abolished (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60506/21]
697. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if it was acknowledged that the child was deserving of the fundamental rights bestowed by the Constitution and entitled to human rights protections under relevant international law in cases in which babies were born alive having survived abortions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58995/21]
362. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education the status of a remote area grant for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59031/21]
280. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport for an infant (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58956/21]
196. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Finance if tax incentives are available for persons who are purchasing a residential and commercial property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58998/21]
325. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the way, and the place in which, all information reported to his Department related to the operation of abortion, including incidents of adverse events, is being collated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58066/21]
321. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds in Ireland in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58046/21]
207. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of NBI broadband to Bantry, County Cork; if he will provide extra resources to advance the roll-out of NBI broadband in Bantry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58041/21]
552. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason the number of Covid-19 deaths per day in Ireland is no longer being publicised by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56896/21]
450. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will meet with fifth year students when he is visiting a school (details supplied); if so, the date he plans to visit the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56904/21]
523. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if products (details supplied) are being included in an arrangement; if not, the reason; his plans to work towards this in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55631/21]
326. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a provision in place in relation to a scenario related to the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55356/21]
312. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education the status of the planned major renovation and rebuilding works to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55355/21]
308. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some parents of autistic children in sixth class in County Cork who require autism special class places for their secondary schooling have been told by their children's disability network teams that they will not get educational placement recommendations until February 2022 at the earliest (details supplied); the date this will be rectified; if she will ensure that a paperwork issue caused by the creation of the children's network disability teams does not deny children their right to an appropriate education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55248/21]
235. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the cost of €35 for a person who applies for a disability parking permit; his plans to eliminate this charge; if there is some way a person can be exempt from this charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55348/21]
619. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to update the dental treatment services scheme (details supplied); when the scheme will be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54479/21]
618. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the plans are in place for the appointment of a HSE podiatrist to replace a person (details supplied) who retired in February 2021 in the Bantry area and who has not yet been replaced leaving hundreds of elderly vulnerable persons without podiatry services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54478/21]
436. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education when an application for assistive technology by a school (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54476/21]
435. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education the plans that are in place to appoint a sufficient number of SNAs to a school (details supplied); when this situation will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54475/21]
434. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education the plans that are in place to appoint additional SNAs and additional SET hours for a school (details supplied); when this shortage will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54474/21]
433. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the huge shortage of special needs assistants in a school (details supplied); when these appointments are likely to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54473/21]
432. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education when the deficit in the number of special needs assistants in a school (details supplied) will be rectified to ensure that the high-risk children can remain safe within the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54472/21]
431. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education the plans that are in place to appoint a sufficient number of special needs assistants in a school (details supplied) to ensure the safe and efficient running of the school; when an appeal will be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54471/21]
387. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54570/21]
377. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54239/21]
368. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will address the long waiting times on the phone for applicants who apply for passports; the number of persons that are employed to answer these calls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54052/21]