101. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the situation regarding part-time workers earning less than €20,000 and their entitlement or obligation to auto-enrol for pension purposes; the costs of this in such circumstances to the employee; the implications for their employer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45316/24]
1305. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide details regarding rates of pay or training allowances for apprentices from SOLAS (details supplied); if he is aware of an issue regarding proposed pay increases which have not been delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44212/24]
819. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and or his officials have met with the SEAI and RECI; the dates of any such meetings; the agenda for such meetings; the officials present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44064/24]
774. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for a family reunification visa (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44878/24]
766. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for family reunification visas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44820/24]
765. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the status of applications for a visa by persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44819/24]
698. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person in County Cork (details supplied) has been refused the carer's allowance; if the appropriate income disregard has been applied in this case; if the income was reduced by the €9.47 by which it currently allegedly exceeds the statutory limit if the person would be then entitled to a full carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45248/24]
658. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection what assistance her Department can offer in circumstances where a small rural school is having difficulty in procuring a supplier under the hot school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44320/24]
650. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a couple (details supplied), whose sole income and means is their contributory pensions, is entitled to a top-up under the non-contributory scheme, given that their pensions are not at the maximum level. [44255/24]
467. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if there are plans for the addition of extra classrooms to facilitate special needs students in a school in County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44883/24]
171. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the current situation regarding an application for the provision of a special class at a primary school in County Cork (details supplied). [43660/24]
150. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their general employment permit application. [43679/24]
604. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person in County Cork (details supplied) has not yet received his ANC payment. [43191/24]
537. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in County Cork (details supplied) can lodge an application for illness benefit while waiting on a decision on their disability allowance appeal. [43199/24]
536. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in County Cork (details supplied) is entitled to the fuel allowance. [43190/24]
392. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she can confirm receipt of correspondence in respect of a student’s Leaving Certificate results in 2023 (details supplied); the manner in which she has dealt with this correspondence; the reason, in the circumstances outlined in this correspondence, she has declined the request for a review of the examination paper involved; if it is possible at this late stage for a review of the marking of this paper; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43198/24]
245. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the circumstances under which certain drivers are entitled to a refund of VRT due to disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42998/24]
152. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport when a person in County Cork (details supplied) will receive a date for their rescheduled driving test. [42152/24]
330. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she can confirm receipt of a Stage 1 report in respect of a major extension ASA project at a school in County Cork (details supplied); the interim measures contemplated by her to deal with the absence of any SEN provision in the school catchment area for post primary students whilst this project is being progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41637/24]
284. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the reason why a teacher (details supplied) who notified her Department of a change in their banking arrangements has not been paid their salary for the past several weeks; and if she will take steps to rectify this. [41069/24]
239. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will have their standing ACRES payment issued. [40673/24]
206. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person in County Cork (details supplied) will be approved for carer’s allowance. [40674/24]
205. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection when it is expected a decision will be made on an appeal by a person in County Cork (details supplied). [40670/24]
139. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal by a person in County Cork (details supplied). [40609/24]
121. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection how a person (details supplied) who has a retirement pension from the HSE (Mercy Hospital, Cork) after 40 years' employment as a nurse and who is presently still working, can enhance their pension entitlement; if their current employment is of any benefit in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40339/24]
386. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice if she will clarify the rules surrounding citizenship that relate to non-Irish spouses of Irish citizens; the residency or property ownership issues involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40231/24]
227. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason two organisations (details supplied) were unsuccessful in their grant applications. [40230/24]
175. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the current situation regarding a proposed new secondary in County Cork (details supplied). [39768/24]
195. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if he will furnish all details of capital investments in hospitals (details supplied) since 2011. [39573/24]
150. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has met with any or all of the approved lists of PV installers; the dates of any such meetings; the agenda for such meetings; the officials present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39510/24]
176. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can confirm that in the case of a PV installation grant application (details supplied), the necessary and appropriate insurance was in place by the sub-contractor involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39252/24]
175. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for grant aid for PV panel installation under TAMS; the number of instances in these applications where the approved installer subcontracted the works involved; the steps taken by his Department in each of these cases to ensure that the sub-contractor had the appropriate insurance cover in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39237/24]
174. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of approved PV installers who have been removed from his Department’s list of approved installers for reasons to do with non-availability of insurance cover; if he is satisfied that all approved installers on the list have at all times had the necessary insurance cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39235/24]
173. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person in County Cork (details supplied) will receive their ACRES payment. [39221/24]
170. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 25 September 2024, if he will clarify that his Department has evidence of insurance cover for each and every approved PV installer, and subcontractor; if he will further clarify that evidence of this insurance is checked and validated on a regular basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39243/24]
370. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 25 September 2024, if he will confirm that his Department proactively seeks evidence on an annual basis from registered solar installers of appropriate insurance cover; and if, in the case of his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1644 of 23 July 2024, wherein he referred to a specific case, he will confirm that the solar installer involved in that case had the appropriate insurance cover to the satisfaction of his Department at the time of the contract, and retains the cover if still an approved installer. [38992/24]
222. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education her views on the issue of extra time at State examinations for students who have been diagnosed with dyslexia; the reason the State Examinations Commission, in reviewing this process, has a timeline for two to three years minimum; if she will request the commission to have this matter concluded by the next round of State examinations in the early summer of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39020/24]
147. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he received an employer’s permit application (details supplied); and when it is expected that a decision will be made on same. [39028/24]
83. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1644 of the 23 July 2024, if he will confirm that the Department maintains a list of approved solar PV panel installers as used under individual applications for photovoltaic solar panels under TAMS 2 & 3; if the Department can give assurances that under the terms and conditions of this scheme (condition No. 10), it has the required evidence that each installer used has the requisite insurance cover to indemnify the Department; if will comment further on insurance cover where the installer as per the individual application sub-contracts the work and his views on these issues on the individual case, which he referenced in his reply to the above Parliamentary Question, with regard to safety issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38040/24]
64. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection her proposals to change the eligibility for self-employed persons to carer's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37989/24]
63. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has an entitlement to carer's benefit from their current or previous PRSI contributions. [37988/24]
436. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if he will outline in detail the proposed changes to the National Ambulance Service in Cork and Kerry; the way this will impact on ambulance availability, response times, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37408/24]
333. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the arrangements and locations for the suckler carbon efficiency programme courses, given the difficulty for many doing these courses online and the long distances involved for a large number travelling to the locations currently proposed for these courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37420/24]
249. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the data available to his Department regarding the problem of stolen dogs in Ireland; the obligations under existing dog welfare legislation regarding compulsory verification of identity by microchip; the changes, if any, he is considering in this legislation to address the problem of identifying stolen dogs in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37221/24]
207. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review a decision on the fuel allowance given changed circumstances (details supplied). [37139/24]
206. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection when it is expected a decision will issue on a disability allowance appeal (details supplied). [37115/24]
205. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm the free fuel allowance entitlements of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37101/24]