49. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline his Department’s work in advancing the opportunity for Ireland in terms of offshore renewable energy. [20433/23]
379. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the sources of funding available for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20138/23]
376. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide details of the funding that is going towards period poverty at third level; if he will provide a breakdown of that funding, in tabular form, as the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform has indicated that the funding of implementation measures for period poverty needs to be funded separately via each Department’s vote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20102/23]
317. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the number of vehicles that are in the operation of GSOC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20128/23]
316. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the oversight that is in place for GSOC operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20126/23]
279. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider altering the restrictions on the Decade of Centenaries Historical Strand expenditure (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20046/23]
265. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if a child can be deemed eligible for school transport to their second closest school when there is no bus service to their closest school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20117/23]
264. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of the funding that is going towards period poverty in schools; if she will provide a breakdown of that funding, in tabular form, as the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform has indicated that the funding of implementation measures for period poverty needs to be funded separately via each Department’s vote; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20101/23]
226. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of funding on period poverty measures that goes towards each Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20103/23]
97. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the status of an additional accommodation request for a school (details supplied); if it will be ready in time to accommodate a newly sanctioned ASD class in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19839/23]
351. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18906/23]
259. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19064/23]
322. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ACRES applicants who have applied for the tree planting measure in the scheme, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18776/23]
321. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ACRES applicants who have applied for the tree planting measure in the scheme; the estimated number of plants required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18775/23]
317. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the issues farmers applying under the Liming Programme are experiencing (details supplied); the assistance that is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18654/23]
232. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education when the contractor for a school building project (details supplied) can expect to receive outstanding payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18848/23]
210. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the long-standing application with the OPW on the delivery of the new Coastguard Station in Kilmore Quay (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18785/23]
50. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if a second-level student can appeal a decision to refuse special education school transport when the closest mainstream school is not meeting the specific needs of the student; what evidence is required for the appeal to prove this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18383/23]
1818. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown of the third-level institutions that have received or introduced free period products or funding for similar initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17084/23]
1743. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on running Pres 2 exams or Plab exams in Ireland to facilitate the high number of Ukrainian doctors who want to practice in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18102/23]
1742. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health his views on whether doctors that have qualified in Ukraine and have been recognised with an equivalent relevant health care qualification to that of a health skills FETAC level 5 qualification can work in direct patient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18101/23]
1554. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the reason for delays of up to six months in Wexford patients receiving hysteroscopy results; what measures are being undertaken to reduce the waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17206/23]
1527. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of how the €710,000 funding in 2022 and €810,000 funding for 2023 for period products has been allocated, by sector (local authorities, schools, third level institutions, food banks, women's refuges, international protection applicants, Ukrainian refugees etc) and by organisation in 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17085/23]
1423. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health when a cohort of agency workers (details supplied) can expect to receive their pandemic payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16660/23]
1217. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an organisation (details supplied) can expect to receive agreed funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18232/23]
1196. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is considering introducing specific leave for women who have suffered a miscarriage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16654/23]
1171. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is an update on the review of the prescribed burning code of practice. [16759/23]
1141. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update in relation to the Control of Dogs Act 1986 working group; if he will provide details of the number of additional dog wardens to be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17705/23]
933. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection whether there is any update on her Department's position regarding the recognition of Covid-19 as an occupational disease for frontline healthcare 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. [17687/23]
918. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the request for the backdating of the invalidity pension claim for a person (details supplied) was refused; if there are any circumstances that it can be considered at this time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17310/23]
866. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a carer’s allowance claim by a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16393/23]
859. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether a person may appeal or seek an exception to the policy of a clear financial record for a minimum duration of two years under the Fresh Start principle with regard to a local authority home loan application where the person has exited bankruptcy in June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18247/23]
682. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 30 March 2023, if she will outline the issues the EU Commission set out in its response to the submission of the proposed short-term tourist letting Bill which triggered an extended standstill period until 22 December 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17183/23]
653. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of accommodation for a school in County Wexford (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16677/23]
651. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) can expect to receive approval on a tender and progress its build project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16647/23]
597. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the secondary subjects with the highest number of vacant teacher posts, such as metalwork, woodwork, Spanish, computer science and so on, from one to ten, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18099/23]
575. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the minimum number of eligible students required to establish a new bus service in a primary school that is not currently served by school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17669/23]
559. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education for a statement on the survey being conducted on primary schools about afterschool facilities, including the timings for the study and which geographic areas are being targeted as part of the survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17455/23]
551. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education whether she has considered a proposal submitted by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17429/23]
525. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the breakdown of schools by region or the number of schools that have received or introduced free period products or funding for similar initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17083/23]
524. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the reasons the free schoolbook scheme has not been extended to private national schools; if she will consider reviewing this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17074/23]
382. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance the status of a help-to-buy scheme application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17090/23]
362. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will upgrade the systems in the forest service of his Department to enable the accurate aggregated calculation of licensed volume available per year as per the detail submitted on each TFL application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16015/23]
361. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the availability of private sector and Coillte logs for the processing sector in Ireland for 2023 and 2024; if he will outline the percentages of the total for each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16014/23]
360. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and area of private sector tree felling licences lodged with his Department that are not yet approved, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16013/23]
350. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position on the investment aid for the development of the commercial horticulture sector and when it will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15814/23]
341. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will list any and all restrictions for use that have been placed on former nursing home buildings that have recently closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16018/23]
337. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the funding available to psychology trainees undertaking doctorates for counselling and education psychology; the funding available for those outside of first year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16011/23]
146. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when hosts (details supplied) can expect to receive full details of the short-term letting register; when this register will become active; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16019/23]