464. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she will receive a deputation (details supplied) regarding the acquisition of a site for a new school from a group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8276/22]
435. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify the situation regarding the requirements for the appointment of an administrative principal in primary schools; if she will specifically clarify the situation with regard to schools in which there are two or more special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7708/22]
404. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if the drug luxturna which offers a cure for rare retinal disease has been reviewed by the HSE Rare Diseases Technology Review Committee; the status of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics negotiations on the availability of this drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7177/22]
137. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation regarding an ambulance base (details supplied) in County Cork. [6843/22]
87. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 1 February 2022, if she will reconsider and elaborate on the content of her reply given that it appears to be at variance with a statement issued by her Department immediately prior to her reply (details supplied); if she plans to proceed with this alternative site in view of the fact that the site in question was only visited by her officials after the press announcement issued; the outcome of that site visit; and if a commitment will be given to ongoing consultation and dialogue with the school principal and the board of management. [6842/22]
509. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions being taken by his Department to address the requirement for chefs in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6175/22]
508. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress or otherwise made with regard to the uptake of apprenticeships particularly with regard to apprenticeships in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6174/22]
462. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the pension entitlement of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6173/22]
456. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing pension entitlements from retired workers in the section 38 and 39 health employees and the voluntary hospital sector relative to their counterparts in the HSE; and if she will expedite a pension calculation for a person (details supplied). [5939/22]
438. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the details of the bundle of school projects being tendered under the adapt building programme within which a school (details supplied) is included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6556/22]
423. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in negotiations with an association (details supplied) with regard to a new dental scheme for medical card patients; the concessions he could make ahead of formal negotiations as a gesture of goodwill given the fact that fees under the scheme were set in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5572/22]
306. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding eligibility for carer’s benefit with regard to the number of PRSI contributions required to trigger eligibility; the category of PRSI contributions that qualify in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5565/22]
263. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances surrounding an investment by a number of Irish citizens in a beach resort in Morocco; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the developer having procured substantial deposits from Irish investors has never proceeded with the resort and has failed to refund investors in this project over the past 14 years; if his Department has had contact either with the UK or the Moroccan authorities on this matter; if he will arrange for the Irish Ambassador to liaise with his UK counterpart in terms of increasing diplomatic pressure on the Moroccan authorities to resolve this issue given that Moroccan courts have in recent times sanctioned the sale of the lands involved back to the bank on the premise of refunding investor deposits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5539/22]
177. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vulnerability assessments of international protection applicants undertaken in 2021; the most common vulnerabilities identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5136/22]
125. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will endeavour to ensure insofar as possible that those persons seeking international protection who are approved for housing here will have housing offers made in locations reasonably proximate to the location they have been receiving emergency accommodation provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5134/22]
48. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will make amendments to the social welfare code to ensure that those students who are obliged to study abroad but are in receipt of a disability payment can retain this payment for the period of their studies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5111/22]
32. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons she expects will be covered by the auto-enrolment pension plan for workers in the private sector; the level of financial contribution which these workers will be expected to pay annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5110/22]
168. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details regarding the equine census currently being conducted by his Department; the obligation on horse owners in respect of this census; if he is satisfied with regard to efforts made by his Department to facilitate engagement in this process by equine owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5252/22]
98. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the anticipated number of families who will benefit from the extension of the period from thirteen weeks to six months that payment of the domiciliary care allowance can be paid with regard to children in hospital. [5253/22]
798. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the number of practices that hold dental treatment scheme contracts with the HSE by county; the number of notifications which the HSE has received in 2021 of dentists seeking to resign from the dental treatment service scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5067/22]
788. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm receipt of correspondence from an organisation (details supplied) with regard to the 23% VAT rate being applied to payments from associates to principal dentists; if he has received an explanation regarding the rationale for introducing the charge at this point; the reason payments to date were exempt from such charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5024/22]
770. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists that contracted under the dental treatment service scheme for medical card holders in each of the years since 2016; the range of payments made to participating individual dentists for each of those years; the total cost to the Exchequer of the scheme for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4992/22]
769. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health his views on the number of dentists participating in the dental treatment service scheme for medical card patients; his views on the sharp decline in number of dentists participating in the scheme since 2019; the number of contracted dentists participating in the scheme who have not carried out activity under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4991/22]
559. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if partial capacity benefit is available to self-employed persons who have been ineligible for illness benefit or invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5066/22]
453. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the details of the operation of the ADAPT building programme of her Department; the way it operates in respect of taking projects from approval in principle to the construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4239/22]
446. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Defence if he has received a report from the Chief of Staff regarding his recent engagement with the Russian ambassador; if he sanctioned this high level contact in advance; the subject matters discussed; his views on the appropriateness of this engagement at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4801/22]
292. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if he has received an explanation or reason from the Revenue Commissioners with regard to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5025/22]
131. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a progress report on her most recent efforts to provide certainty regarding enrolment in September 2022 for ASD pupils at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; the position regarding acquisition of a site for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4660/22]
114. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of her engagement with education partners including students on the matter of leaving certificate examinations 2022; if in particular, she will outline her detailed engagement with the State Examination Commission on this matter including any instruction or direction she has given the Commission regarding the format of examinations for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4661/22]
280. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if an application for additional school accommodation has been received in regard to a school (details supplied); and the next steps with regard to this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4126/22]
277. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the plans by her Department for the introduction of minimum education standards and qualifications for appointment as special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4119/22]
155. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will clarify the situation regarding the availability of visas and work permits for persons in the construction industry; the policy approach by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4117/22]
166. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange to issue in hard copy format the Covid-19 booster certificate to persons (details supplied) in County Cork. [3716/22]
242. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the progress being made in conjunction with Cork City Council regarding the provision of a site for a school at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; the interim arrangements being considered for additional enrolment in September 2022 and in particular the arrangements for ASD provision on that date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2731/22]
1971. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the initiatives he plans to assist the pig production sector given the collapse in prices and the significant increase in input costs; the discussions he has had with the sector in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1221/22]
1673. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the position regarding recognition and registration of UK qualifications by CORU; if he is satisfied that CORU has the required resources to complete these processes in a timely fashion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1301/22]
1672. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if his Department, its medical advisors or NPHET have given consideration to T cell immunity in the context of Covid-19; the tests available for measuring the level of individual T cell immunity; the way in which this might assist with dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1300/22]
1653. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the requirement to renew prescriptions for long-term medical conditions every six months under the medical card and drug refund scheme; if he will consider extending this period for lifelong conditions such as asthma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1220/22]
858. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the number of students who have registered for the leaving certificate in 2022; the number of these students who sat their junior certificate in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2523/22]
827. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the next and subsequent steps involved in taking the proposed new school at a location (details supplied) to construction stage; the timelines envisaged for this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2036/22]
783. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if the option of predicted grades will be available this academic year in view of the level of disruption to classroom preparations by the cohort of students intending on sitting their leaving certificate examinations in June 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1274/22]
437. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding now available in 2022 for allocation to applications currently in hand by her Department under the sports capital scheme; when she expects to allocate funds to these applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2002/22]
426. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of the proposed artist basic income guarantee scheme; the persons or bodies that are eligible for this scheme; if applications are currently being accepted; if all eligible applicants will be approved, the level of financial support on offer to approved applicants; the means test that will apply for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1219/22]
810. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the reformed Common Agricultural Policy and in particular the draft CAP strategic plan will focus on the necessity for rewarding greenhouse gas efficiency and reductions on individual farms; the way such gains will be protected within the overall agricultural emissions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61993/21]
455. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection when it is expected that a decision will issue on a review in relation to a working family payment for a person (details supplied). [61851/21]
243. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the level of pre-planning consultation that was carried out by her Department in respect of a planning application (details supplied); if this pre-planning consultation was conducted by permanent staff of the building unit in her Department or by agents acting on her behalf; if following this pre-planning consultation her Department was confident given the pre-planning consultation outcomes that planning permission would issue; the persons in the local authority her Department consulted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60997/21]
74. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps in respect of a certificate of exemption from studying Irish for a student (details supplied). [60681/21]
662. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will consider paying the balance outstanding on a farm partnership application in the case of persons (details provided) in circumstances in which the elder partner in the partnership died; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60107/21]
360. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will expedite a response to correspondence (details supplied) with regard to the issue of a PPSN reference number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59884/21]
224. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if applications under the sports capital grant scheme will be announced before the end of 2021; the amount available for distribution as allocated in the estimates for 2021; if the decision has been taken to defer the allocations to 2022; if this will enable additional funding being available to the current tranche of applicants as announced in Budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59883/21]