662. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will review the eligibility criteria for deferred leaving certificate examinations to ensure students who have an unexpected medical emergency such as an epileptic seizure while sitting an examination are eligible for deferred sittings; and if the review will take into account submissions her Department has received from an organisation (details supplied) regarding epileptic seizures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63266/22]
580. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding sought from his Department and the number of properties purchased by Tipperary County Council for Traveller-specific accommodation from 2020 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2081/23]
579. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding that was returned and unused by Tipperary County Council for Traveller-specific accommodation in each of the years 2016 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2080/23]
578. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding spent by Tipperary County Council for Traveller-specific accommodation purchases in each of the years 2016 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2079/23]
577. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the allocated funding provided to Tipperary County Council for Traveller-specific accommodation purchases in each of the years 2016 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2078/23]
319. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider delaying the implementation of the new benefit-in-kind regime for company vehicles, which is scheduled to begin in 2023, given the broader context of rising living costs and the fact that these changes will reduce income for workers who require a company vehicle to perform their duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63890/22]
307. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered extending the 9% tourism VAT rate beyond 28 February 2023 as raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63277/22]
216. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider increasing the testing lane capacity at the current National Car Testing Service facilities at Nenagh and Cahir, County Tipperary, due to the high demand for tests and given that the testing centres in Nenagh and Cahir also provide testing capacity to persons living in counties Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Clare, Kilkenny, Offaly and Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1022/23]
215. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider locating another National Car Testing Service centre in Tipperary due to the high demand for tests in the area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1021/23]
200. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland completed a peer review of the preferred routes selection for the N24 road development scheme between Cahir and Pallasgreen; if this peer review report is available to the general public; the location of where a copy can be obtained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63943/22]
196. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if the design and project management team for the N24 improvement scheme between Cahir and Pallasgreen has made public the option selection report that formed the foundation and justification for the preferred route selection the N24 improvement scheme; if this option selection report is available to the general public; the location in which a copy can be obtained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63924/22]
289. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda stations without access to broadband in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63053/22]
202. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance the dates of the board meetings of a bank (details supplied) that the independent non-executive director to the bank attended in 2021 and 2022 on his behalf; if the person submitted written updates to him on the themes covered during the board meetings; if the bank has discussed the possibility of making any of its branches cashless in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62836/22]
532. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to palliative care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61661/22]
528. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61633/22]
349. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education the progress that she has achieved to date in bringing school completion officers back within her Department's remit; if her attention has been drawn to reports of the impact that education and training boards are experiencing in recruiting persons as a result of the current school completion programme governance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61706/22]
348. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) who has applied for a bus ticket for transport to school will receive their ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61703/22]
51. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) who has applied for a bus ticket for transport to school will receive a ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61107/22]
24. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of licences that have been granted for the swimming pool at the Garda College, Templemore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61122/22]
593. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if section 38 healthcare employees who worked exclusively for a day service (details supplied) with residential day service users and onsite in Covid-19 exposed healthcare environments, will receive the €1,000 pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60435/22]
537. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the reason that support workers at University Hospital Limerick who are designated as cleaners and laundry workers were not included in a staff evaluation process and were refused a salary raise that was subsequently granted to other HSE support staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60232/22]
536. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the status of a wage enhancement claim lodged by a pharmacist (details supplied) working at UL's Nenagh Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60226/22]
465. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice if she will assist a person (details supplied) to retrieve certificates that were surrendered to the International Protection Office and International Protection Accommodation Services when they were interviewed on arrival into the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60407/22]
426. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address a matter regarding a person who is having difficulty gaining apprenticeship college placement closer to their place of residence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60221/22]
281. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education when assistive technology which was approved for a child (details supplied) will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60252/22]
147. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if he can provide an update concerning the design and environmental evaluation of the N24 road improvement scheme between Cahir and Pallasgreen in County Tipperary; if the design will consider the construction of a 2+2 lane dual carriageway for the N24 road improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60410/22]
132. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Social Protection when she expects her Department to complete exploratory work regarding proposals received from an organisation (details supplied) about making free travel passes available to persons with epilepsy who are temporarily barred from driving for one year or more due to having a breakthrough seizure; if the exploratory work regarding this proposal will consider uncoupling the free travel pass from other qualifying payments to ensure that there is a direct application process for a free travel pass; if further meetings on this matter will be arranged before the end of 2022 with the organisation’s representatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59795/22]
690. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for aids and appliances for those under 18 years of age in each health area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59171/22]
687. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the total estimated monthly budget and annual expenditure on paediatric aids and appliances by the resource allocation groups in CHO3 per RAG group for each of the years 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59124/22]
107. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on her Department's ongoing engagement with both the HSE and the Department of Health to ensure that no alcohol industry-funded literature produced by a website (details supplied) is used in schools to educate school-aged children regarding the dangers of alcohol; if she has formally directed or informed schools through a circular for them not to utilise and discard any material received from the website; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58409/22]
87. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if her Department will conduct a review of the school transportation crisis that occurred during the start of the 2022/2023 academic year as a result of her Department's decision to waive costs of obtaining school bus tickets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58411/22]
74. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education the number of special educational needs officers that have been appointed to County Tipperary; the reason that there is no full-time SENOs appointed in south County Tipperary; the number of children currently seeking special educational needs supports in County Tipperary; the number of students currently awaiting placement in an ASD unit and learning disability units in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58412/22]
68. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if gambling awareness workshops have been rolled-out in secondary schools in County Tipperary; if she will ensure that no gambling industry-funded literature is used in schools to educate school-aged children regarding the dangers of gambling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58410/22]
165. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an issue in Tipperary CHO3 and CHO5, in which diabetes-related lower limb amputations and in-patient foot ulceration treatment have increased significantly between 2020 and 2021 (details supplied); if he will provide an update on the number of permanent full-time podiatry posts in CHO3 and CHO5; the number of posts that remain unfilled in CHO3 and CHO5; if his attention has been drawn to reports that a shortage of podiatrists in these areas is causing extensive waiting lists for community-based therapy and is resulting in no local referral pathways for GPs, which eventually leads to hospitalisation if left untreated; the measures being taken to recruit podiatrists in these CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58211/22]
124. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to reports that persons who were receiving a disability payment from her Department and have then commenced training or entered into further education and were transferred to a training allowance for the duration of their training and education, will not be eligible for the €500 lump sum one-off payment; the measures that she is taking to address these anomalies which will impact persons who are on community employment schemes or who are in receipt of the back-to-work education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58208/22]
73. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered delaying the implementation of the new benefit-in-kind regime for company vehicles, which is scheduled to begin in 2023, given the broader context of rising living costs and the fact that these changes will reduce income for workers who require a company vehicle to perform their duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58348/22]
205. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the route of the Rural Link bus managed from the Tipperary Rural Link office to accommodate persons from the Knock area in County Tipperary to travel to Roscrea town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57333/22]
203. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 8 November 2022, if he will provide an update on the provision of EV chargers specifically for Thurles, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57306/22]
283. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on Budget 2023, which announced that free GP visit cards would be extended to children aged six and seven years of age by the end of 2022; if GP visit cards will be extended to this cohort of children by the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57065/22]
282. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the caseload and number of staff attached to the Cashel community disability network team; the number of children awaiting intervention with the Cashel community disability network team in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57056/22]
281. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the caseload and number of staff attached to the Clonmel community disability network team; the number of children awaiting intervention with the Clonmel community disability network team in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57055/22]
258. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address a situation involving a person (details supplied) who is having difficulty gaining a college placement for their apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57240/22]
204. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that representatives of each existing group certification scheme in Ireland are included in the industry -led working group in regard to the request for tenders dated 12 October 2022 relating to services to prepare a business plan for the establishment of an Irish group forest certification scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56896/22]
203. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that representatives of an organisation (details supplied) are included in the industry led working group in regard to the request for tenders dated 12 October 2022 relating to services to prepare a business plan for the establishment of an Irish group forest certification scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56895/22]
197. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1269 of 8 November 2022, the number of times that his Department met with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56804/22]
82. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on efforts made by the Office of Public Works to identify a site for a visitor and interpretative centre in Cashel, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56757/22]
247. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education her views on whether it is appropriate to allow an alcohol industry-funded organisation (details supplied) to provide literature and programmes on the risks of alcohol to school-aged children; if she will direct schools not to utilise any material which they have received from the organisation; if she will support a named campaign for school-based education on the risks of alcohol to be independent of any alcohol industry influence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55942/22]
137. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the engagement that the national oversight group for the HSE national home birth service had with women's health stakeholders such as midwives, clinicians, representative organisations (details supplied) or women's health advocate groups; if the national oversight group for the HSE national home birth service can confirm if its engagement with women's health stakeholders impacted by its decision to recommend a restriction on home birth deliveries to women who do not reside within 30 minutes of a maternity hospital; if the national oversight group for the HSE national home birth service took into account that the proposed changes would have the greatest impact on those living in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55817/22]
135. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to consultants by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the name of each organisation used; the reason that each organisation was appointed; the cost to the State, and the person who approved these appointments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55805/22]