574. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures that can be introduced to ensure a fair and competitive marketplace in the supply of photography services in Irish colleges; if a national framework will be established to oversee open and fair competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45770/24]
573. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has concerns with regard to a monopoly forming if only one company is getting the opportunity to provide a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45768/24]
572. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is a national or Government policy to grant all college photography contracts to one company (details supplied); and if not, if is it individual third level institutions and universities that set tender criteria. [45764/24]
568. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is a national or Government policy to grant all college photography contracts to one company (details supplied) or is it individual third level institutions/universities that set tender criteria. [45811/24]
142. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on an additional accommodation application for a second ASD classroom for a school in County Limerick (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45697/24]
110. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that can be introduced to ensure a fair and competitive marketplace in the supply of a service (details supplied) and ask that a National Framework be established to oversee open and fair competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45819/24]
109. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has concerns with regard to a monopoly forming if only one company is getting the opportunity to provide a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45817/24]
65. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education when a school transport service will be provided to an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45342/24]
425. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education when an assessment will be carried out on a child (details supplied) considering that concerns were first raised two years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44533/24]
90. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when an application (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44810/24]
509. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will introduce the payment of illness benefit for the self-employed in view of the fact that they find themselves in financial difficulty once they become ill or sick, short-term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42773/24]
387. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education when a newly qualified teacher (details supplied) will receive payment in view of having worked since 29 August 2024 and receiving no payment to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43166/24]
197. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education if a UP80 form can be completed for a person in County Mayo (details supplied) in view of the very negative impact on this person’s financial situation due to the delay in same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42299/24]
262. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the discussions that have taken place surrounding the development of a clear pharmaceutical care policy; the plans he has to introduce same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41973/24]
261. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health to outline in full the discussions that have taken place between him and a union (details supplied) in relation to the restoration of pharmacy fees and new services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41971/24]
257. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the number of student paramedics that will be recruited in January 2025 and at what locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41887/24]
256. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if a service is being removed from islands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41881/24]
616. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an appointment given the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41206/24]
562. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a full review will take place of services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41587/24]
561. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an assessment of speech will be carried out (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41586/24]
560. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a service (details supplied) could be provided to working parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41585/24]
559. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when services (details supplied) will be made available by the HSE to a child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41584/24]
467. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice if an urgent decision could be made on an application (details supplied) considering that the applicant has an extremely urgent reason requiring immediate travel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41593/24]
332. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education if a school transport pick-up point could be changed to address safety concerns (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41645/24]
289. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education if a school transport run can resume from September 2025 at a location in County Mayo (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41130/24]
179. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education when additional accommodation will be approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40850/24]
82. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she will announce the 2025 tidy towns grants for local groups in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40598/24]
77. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she will announce the 2025 funding for Men’s Sheds in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40597/24]
130. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the qualifying criteria for child benefit payments to be made for children who are ordinarily resident outside the State and to clarify when the benefits will cease in respect of children resident outside the State if the required PRSI contributions cease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40442/24]
129. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection to detail the number of recipients of child benefit on 1 January in each of the past five years; the number that were resident outside of the State; the countries where these beneficiaries were resident; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40439/24]
595. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when a person will be appointed permanently to a post (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40001/24]
571. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when the restoration of pharmacy fees will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39927/24]
570. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that were made under the hardship scheme for pharmacies in each county, by month, over the past three years; the number of applications that were successful in each county, by month, over the corresponding period; the total amount paid out under this scheme in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39922/24]
523. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the number of people that have approved a primary medical certificate, in each of the past five years, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39755/24]
338. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress being made regarding a pay agreement and expenditure requirements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40196/24]
293. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who receives the State pension (contributory) is not entitled to the treatment benefit and dental benefit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39824/24]
171. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health why a hospital (details supplied), following the lifting of the recruitment ban, did not advertise vacancies for psychiatric nurses in the adult mental health unit of that hospital; when a recruitment drive will commence for these positions; how many vacancies there will be; what steps are being taken to actively recruit psychiatric nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39469/24]
168. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if a hospital (details supplied), following the lifting of the recruitment ban, advertised vacancies for psychiatric nurses in the adult mental health unit of that hospital; if so, when these positions were advertised; the number of positions that were advertised; when the competition closed; the number recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39464/24]
115. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection if a final decision has issued in respect of an application from a person in County Mayo (details supplied), or if this application is at the appeal stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39488/24]
105. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason the maximum possible grant to an applicant (details supplied) was limited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39543/24]
103. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reasons an applicant was not approved for funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39508/24]
366. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when equine passports will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38861/24]
355. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the scoring for the ACRES, if farmers can be advised of what their scoring is; if farmers will be given time to rectify the issues that exist in the case of low scores; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38527/24]
329. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will issue in respect of a family reunification application (details supplied), in view of the serious safety concerns for the family involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38578/24]
325. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice the reason a decision has not been reached to date on a family reunification visa appeal (details supplied) in view of the inordinate amount of time it is taking, and the detrimental impact to the family involved; when a decision will issue on this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38551/24]
291. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection if the parents of an adult offspring living completely independently at the time of their death should be responsible for the funeral costs of their deceased adult offspring; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38579/24]
261. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of ballot papers that did not have the required indented perforation on them in each electoral area in County Mayo in the 2024 local elections, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38639/24]
260. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of spoiled votes in each electoral area in County Mayo in the 2024 local elections, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38638/24]
258. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the proposed increase in the maximum grant rate under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme will be applied retrospectively to all homeowners who have engaged with the scheme to include those who have started building their homes and those who have completed them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38577/24]
220. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education if she will introduce extra time as a reasonable accommodation for certain students (details supplied) in second-level examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39008/24]