281. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if there are circumstances in which a person (details supplied) can apply for a visa to enter the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3771/23]
268. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to the method of payment for a jobseeker's benefit recipient (details supplied) and the difficulties it will create with managing their finances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3796/23]
266. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 19 January 2023, if the information requested in the original question will be provided; if not, if the information is not known to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3927/23]
202. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering modifications to the changes to benefit-in-kind for company cars, given that many of those who drive for work are hugely affected by the changes and cannot afford them, which in turn may lead to people refusing company cars and purchasing less efficient cars on the open market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3889/23]
201. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider revisiting the policy change on benefit-in-kind rates on company vehicles as there is widespread concern that this change will have a significant impact on people's finances and additionally disincentivise the purchase of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3866/23]
192. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to ensure that the pandemic bonus payment is paid to employees of private companies who have refused to complete the paperwork to ensure that their staff can get the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3656/23]
396. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if assistance can be offered in issuing a decision on the carer's allowance appeal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3015/23]
311. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the development of log cabins should form part of the overall housing stock to assist with the housing crisis; his plans to remove the planning barriers to the development of this type of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3188/23]
231. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering extending the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality industry, given the challenging conditions the industry continues to face; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2847/23]
217. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of plans to reduce opening hours and staffing levels in the NDLS office in Wexford; and, if so, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3130/23]
208. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware the waiting times for driving tests in County Wexford have increased from ten to 21 weeks since September 2022; and, if so, the measures being put in place to reduce this waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2865/23]
388. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the liming scheme announced in budget 2023; when he expects the scheme to be rolled out; the operation of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2464/23]
249. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the number of pupils with places in special ASD classes in the State who are currently refusing to attend school; and the process to free-up spaces in such cases to allow for other pupils who are entitled to a place to avail of the unused places. [2463/23]
1905. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason that an application by a community organisation (details supplied) under the town and village renewal scheme was unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63797/22]
1852. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that are being taken to ensure that the Farmers' Charter of Rights is being followed in relation to on-farm inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1781/23]
1792. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte appointed legal advisors to assist in the proposed new arrangement with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63789/22]
1791. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his officials participated in discussions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63788/22]
1790. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if licensing output by his Department for 2022 will negatively affect employment in the private sector as licence targets were not reached, and also impact positively on Coillte if their licence target has been exceeded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63785/22]
1781. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of hectares of afforestation licensed by his Department; the total number of hectares of Coillte felling licences that have been licensed by his Department in each of the years since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63776/22]
1780. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times in 2022 that he or his Department officials met a private sector forestry association (details supplied) that demonstrated outside Government buildings in November 2021 over its concerns regarding private forestry licence output; the dates of those meetings; the participants; the agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63775/22]
1766. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 9 November 2022, the status of the engagement with Coillte with a view to increasing the pension payments for retired workers, considering that their pensions have not been increased for many years and some have had no increase since they retired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63446/22]
1471. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on when staff in private and voluntary nursing homes will receive the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1390/23]
1470. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the status of paramedics in the HSE who are categorised as support staff rather than having the same employment status and rights as health staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1388/23]
1425. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the current status of the HSE pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1201/23]
1404. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the position of access to kaftrio for the 35 excluded children with cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1134/23]
1347. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the options that are available for a medical card holder to get a new dentist when their previous dentist has stopped taking medical card holders as patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63892/22]
1111. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if there is an update as to when the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Stalking) Bill 2021 will be passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1242/23]
979. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when childminders will be added to the national childcare scheme; if an interim measure will be introduced in order that parents who utilise a childminder and cannot get a place in a creche could avail of the reduction in childcare fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1246/23]
972. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an invoice (details supplied) will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63951/22]
910. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a PPSN; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1597/23]
905. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her Department's position regarding the recognition of Covid-19 as an occupational disease for front-line 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. [1497/23]
889. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the policy of her Department in relation to the provision of community employment scheme workers' contracts ending and no replacements for a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1235/23]
859. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can revert to their previous disability allowance payment to secure entitlement to the living alone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63610/22]
858. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a farm assist payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63599/22]
840. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a working family payment claim for a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63267/22]
764. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1448/23]
432. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a grant is available to sports clubs for the purposes of purchasing for the club and training members with AED defibrillator devices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63367/22]
419. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the indoor and outdoor visitor numbers to the visitor centre in the Phoenix Park in each month from May to October 2017 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1812/23]
336. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the Primary Medical Certificate Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1293/23]
270. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the reason that the certification date on an NCT remains at the due date of the test and not the actual date of the test when the test is delayed due to the lack of availability of appointments prior to the due date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1770/23]
248. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the measures that are being taken to reduce the delays in NCT appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1481/23]
235. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport when the publication of the report Strategic Rail Review Island of Ireland is due to be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1271/23]
91. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a person (details supplied) has any entitlement to a public sector pension; the way they can proceed to check any entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1164/23]
89. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way district energy schemes are regulated; the rationale for not doing so under the Commission for Regulation of Utilities; the reason residential customers are then billed as commercial customers, given that part of the rationale for a just transition is energy and cost efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63937/22]
410. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she intends to reopen Pobal community services for new applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63125/22]
409. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the process by which an organisation can apply for the Pobal community services programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63121/22]
406. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the weekly target of afforestation licences on the weekly dashboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63118/22]
405. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which the new forestry programme will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63117/22]