448. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a carer's allowance application for a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25633/23]
444. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the working family payment for a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25575/23]
135. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the next steps in the process for awarding the 2% increase in the An Post pension, agreed on 1 January 2022, following the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform providing his consent on this matter on 8 September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25582/23]
289. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health when an organisation (details supplied) can expect to receive agreed funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25454/23]
242. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether his Department is considering utilising privately owned modular housing developments for accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25478/23]
194. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any update on her Department's position regarding the recognition of Covid-19 as an occupational disease for frontline health care workers in Ireland, as per EU ACSH Agreement in May 2022, following the monitoring of the European Commission's work and recommendations in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25480/23]
193. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a disability allowance application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25466/23]
192. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of an application for a State pension (non-contributory) for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25465/23]
160. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education how a school can commence engagement with her Department with a view to requesting a new school site and building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25456/23]
212. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if there are specific articles in the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 that prevent the title of psychologist being a protected title under the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25186/23]
963. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider working with other Government Departments to establish a funding scheme to assist event organisers in meeting the costs associated with policing civic events, such as marathons or other such community runs or similar sporting events, parades or arts events in order to ensure their viability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24741/23]
926. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if a review of policy to prohibit former nursing homes registered on 1 September 2022 converting to accommodation for Ukrainian refugees has been completed; if there has been any change to the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24972/23]
840. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if a resident in a nursing home is entitled to receive a pressure reducing mattress via HSE funding rather than paying out of their own pocket; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24848/23]
560. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if he can provide a breakdown of the costs charged by An Garda Síochána for the policing of all public events, including sporting, civic and commercial events such as concerts, for the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form [24727/23]
559. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if he can provide the policy framework from An Garda Síochána for its pricing structure for public events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24726/23]
518. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if he can outline the rationale as to why persons who are in the State on student visas are allowed to work on a casual or part-time basis, but are not allowed to become self-employed and work on a casual or part-time basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24742/23]
493. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any circumstances in which carer's benefit can be issued to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24831/23]
480. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for fuel allowance will be awarded when waiting on a probate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24561/23]
466. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the disability allowance application for a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24364/23]
372. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider working with other Government Departments to establish a funding scheme to assist event organisers in meeting the costs associated with policing civic events, such as marathons or other such community runs or similar sporting events, parades or arts events in order to ensure their viability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24740/23]
317. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education for an update on the status of an application for a retrofit grant for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24782/23]
294. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that have been built between 2011 and 2022, in tabular form, by year, per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24382/23]
252. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if her Department owns land at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 15 ; if the land could be used as the permanent site for a school along with the site that the school is currently using; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23906/23]
205. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on an emerging preferred route for the N3 to N4 link road and any work that has progressed between NTA, TII, Fingal, Kildare and South Dublin County Councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23904/23]
244. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health given a report (details supplied) which outlined that over 37% of 15-to-24-year-olds have an alcohol use disorder, the plans in place to combat this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23538/23]
97. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education given a report (details supplied) which outlined that over 37% of 15-to-24-year-olds have an alcohol use disorder, the programme currently in place for Junior Cycle students to raise awareness of harm. [23544/23]
96. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education given a report (details supplied) which outlined that over 37% of 15-to-24-year-olds have an alcohol use disorder, the timeline for the updated Junior Cycle SPHE curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23540/23]
9. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts in place to rectify the fault with the passport tracker that has not provided updates since 9 May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23595/23]
742. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will liaise with the Minister for Health to ensure that the pilot Together All Programme, funded jointly by the Higher Education Authority and the Health Service Executive, can continue and be rolled out to all technological universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22495/23]
741. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide clarity on how the consortium-led apprenticeships will be rolled out in the technological universities; if he will provide details of proposed core/ringfenced funding to TUs for apprenticeship training and education; if he will clarify whether funding is provided on a multi-annual basis; if so, if he will provide exact details of the timelines involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22494/23]
740. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the OECD Report entitled: ‘A Review of Technological University Academic Career Paths, Contracts and Organisation in Ireland’ will be published; if he intends to implement the recommendations in it as a matter of urgency; if he has plans to initiate a review of the current academic contract in technological universities, with a view to the early publication and implementation of recommendations contained in the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22493/23]
739. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the technological universities will be able to borrow money on the financial markets in the same way as the traditional universities, given that their current inability is both unfair and unsustainable and puts them at a clear disadvantage; if he intends that this borrowing capacity will be used for a wide range of purposes including student housing, infrastructure and research and development expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22492/23]
357. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if adjustments can be made for retired teachers in order that they are not penalised in their pension for working more than 50 days as part of a strategy to deal with teacher shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23176/23]
281. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of the upgrade of facilities for an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22470/23]
244. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the new forestry programme application; the expected timeframe for the commencement of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22297/23]
188. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if eligibility for school transport should be granted where a child wishes to attend a Catholic secondary school when their nearest school is non-denominational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22296/23]
149. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the 2023 horticultural grants will be opened for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22075/23]
563. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health whether a review of policy to prohibit former nursing homes registered on 1 September 2022 converting to accommodation for Ukrainian refugees has been completed; if there has been any change to the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21120/23]
515. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person is permitted to burn off scrub land during the summer months if the purpose of the burn is to reclaim land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21587/23]
415. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the contributory pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21672/23]
288. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21394/23]
286. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will outline all the courses taught in secondary school to teach children about fake news and equip them with the necessary skills to spot misinformation; her views on whether adequate hours are being devoted to this topic currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21380/23]
132. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Passport Office is aware that in some instances, the date of issue on the Irish Passport website differs from the dates on the internal Passport Office system; if so, the measures being taken to sync these dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21378/23]
285. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when funding for an organisation will be released (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20909/23]
250. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will consider sanctioning cancer treatment for an Irish patient (details supplied) overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20901/23]
178. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if grant assistance is available to homeowners to carry out renovations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20875/23]
401. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 8 February 2023, if he will provide an update on the introduction of pension increases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20349/23]
353. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on outstanding payments to an accommodation centre for Ukrainian refugees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20468/23]
182. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the total cost involved in emergency works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20764/23]
165. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if a person currently employed as an SNA is entitled to include years worked as a care assistant in the HSE/health board in their years of service record; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20441/23]