302. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if there is enough choice and supply of post-primary school places for the growing population of Pelletstown, Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54573/23]
277. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he is considering financial aid for a sector (details supplied) given the significant challenges being faced by the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54232/23]
241. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is on a reduced rate of pension (non-contributory); the reason this was reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54282/23]
193. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education whether there is any funding stream available to assist a school in purchasing additional land for a safe drop-off area when existing conditions are unsafe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54248/23]
322. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of an application for compensation as a result of the designation of lands as a special protection area, and consequential loss of income for the applicant as a result of the designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53673/23]
461. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a property is being considered as an IPAS accommodation centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52952/23]
314. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if there has been a change in policy in respect VAT treatment for farmers purchasing fixed equipment for their farm (details supplied); if he will explain the inconsistencies and give a clear direction going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53033/23]
554. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the current status of a case (details supplied) regarding a waiting list for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51822/23]
458. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) is being charged for SNP testing when the cost of testing is covered by the DAFM-HSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52329/23]
397. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of an application for a PPSN for a person (details supplied); when can they expect the number to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52584/23]
393. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection whether there are circumstances in which domiciliary care allowance or carer's benefit would be paid to the parent of an infant who is a long-term inpatient in a hospital when the hospital requires that the parent be part of their care and present in the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52488/23]
386. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection when an illness benefit claim by a person (details supplied) will be issued; the reason for the delay in switching from QAA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52310/23]
201. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland loan scheme to be open for applications for farm development loans, not the energy-related loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52363/23]
128. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress towards a solution to the problem of high energy prices at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52287/23]
127. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applications for funding from the Climate Action Fund since the beginning of 2020; the nature of these applications; which of the applications were granted funding from the CAF, if any organisations at all received funding from the CAF; what proportion of these organisations were private sector and what proportion represented the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52286/23]
360. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health his plans (details supplied) regarding a health centre in West Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51808/23]
359. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health his plans regarding a medical centre in west Wicklow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51804/23]
265. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given to the introduction of a scheme for farm buildings damaged by the recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51737/23]
236. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there is provision for standalone timberframe houses in planning legislation, taking into account that the cost would be in the region of one third that of a traditional block build, the energy rating would be close to passive and the environmental impact of construction is hugely lessened by the fact that the construction takes place largely off-site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51797/23]
389. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time it took to approve all afforestation licences, private felling licences, and Coillte felling licences granted by his Department in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50536/23]
345. 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. [51034/23]
240. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the reason CareDoc CIT nurses, who provide a vital service in the region, have been excluded and treated less favourably than HSE CIT nurses across the country with regard to the non-payment of the pandemic payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50395/23]
432. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will meet with a delegation from Rosslare harbour, County Wexford, to discuss proposed plans to locate international protection recipients in that location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49569/23]
431. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of plans to locate international protection refugees in a location in Rosslare harbour, County Wexford; whether he is aware that numerous buildings in close vicinity are being used for similar purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49568/23]
81. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the draft Codes of Practice for the use of CCTV by local authorities to deter and detect dumping have been submitted to his office by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA for approval); if he will provide an estimated date when the codes of practice will be approved once submitted, which will allow local authorities to be able to put in place both litter and waste-enforcement measures involving the GDPR-compliant use of technologies such as CCTV; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49946/23]
261. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a carers allowance review for a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49090/23]
1356. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if equality of care can be offered to COPD sufferers without a medical card in order that they can access services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48784/23]
1136. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the reason the PCRS will not cover the cost of the drug Fostimon, on the drug payment scheme as prescribed by a fertility clinic and in one case only covers the cost for six days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47492/23]
972. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether there are plans for a centre on a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47262/23]
889. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing the balance of the BPS 2022 payment for a farm (details supplied); if the requested ground inspection will be carried out as a priority to resolve this enquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47367/23]
697. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current average waiting time and longest waiting time for social welfare claims, and separately, for claim appeals; the steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of appeals of social welfare claims and the waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47261/23]
696. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the invalidity pension application for a person (details supplied); when they can expect to receive a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47260/23]
689. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what further supports are available for a person applying for a housing adaptation grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48783/23]
441. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education when the proposed frontloaded SNA allocation model is due to be introduced; how the frontloaded allocation model will work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47395/23]
267. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health to outline the options available for a private patient to access GP services when they have moved to a new area and have been refused by all local GP surgeries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47046/23]
228. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of issues with the production of passports for foals; if steps are being taken to alleviate the backlog that is building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47095/23]
188. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of funding approved in the previous round of the sports capital programme through OSCAR; the amount already drawn down by approved sporting organisations; the latest date for sporting organisations to draw down the approved funding; if failure to draw down previously approved funding could impact on approval of current round applications in the case of clubs acquiring additional lands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47126/23]
175. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if there is a mechanism for junior certificate students to receive the percentage grades of their results to assist them in determining future subject choices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47033/23]
129. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the reason a VAT number is required to tax a vehicle (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47091/23]
206. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what funding is provided to a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46998/23]
425. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial amount spent on climate, environment and associated programmes from the EU Just Transition Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46209/23]
367. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision can be made on the contributory pension for a person (details supplied) based on the information already provided, as no further information is available; if a statement of contributions can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46461/23]
184. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport for a detailed timeline for the enactment of the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023, specifically in relation to the antisocial use of scramblers and quad bikes, which will give gardaí the necessary powers to seize and dispose of vehicles used dangerously, whether at the scene of an offence or at the location where the vehicle is kept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46692/23]
170. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the status of new licence exchange agreements with non-EU or EEA countries, which would allow HGV companies to expand their pool of potential employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46459/23]
133. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether the home energy upgrade grant can be paid for insulation on an extension, and not the whole house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46331/23]
366. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing funds to be allocated to (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46037/23]
259. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45879/23]
264. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the reason public patients holding medical cards are being asked to pay fees for MRI scans referred through the public health system in Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45502/23]
635. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason an applicant to a Board was unsuccessful (details supplied); the pathway to receive full feedback on their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44883/23]
631. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether a local public representative would be precluded from applying to the Board of Skillnet; if so, the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44709/23]