358. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any plans to allow for an increased contributory pension qualified adult allowance payment for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44882/23]
101. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are any plans to regulate the costs of public electric vehicles chargers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44648/23]
148. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a wage subsidy scheme claim for a person (details supplied); when payment will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44599/23]
144. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44509/23]
110. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider permitting people 65+ years-of-age to work 2-3 days within Government Departments in order to assist in solving staffing problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44596/23]
86. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the code of practice for remote working; and when implementation is to be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44379/23]
447. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that goes towards youth services and youth work, broken down in to two categories, universal services and targeted programmes such UBU (Your Place Your Space); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43943/23]
406. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the funding that goes towards youth services and youth work, broken down into two categories, universal services and targeted programmes, such as UBU (Your Place Your Space); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43941/23]
322. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has no entitlement to the household benefits package; the options available at this time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43652/23]
177. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) can expect to receive appointments for NEPS assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43497/23]
153. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the status of the proposed new station at Kilmore Quay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44056/23]
70. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers currently on a provisional licence, per county, in tabular form; the average number of years a person has provisional licence status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43895/23]
20. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to provide funding and support for people who, despite being in an area eligible for fibre, cannot access the fibre network due to infrastructural complications impeding their local access, for example, ducts running under a neighbour's property requiring digging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43453/23]
309. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether he is considering providing funding for running costs of providing transport including drivers to individuals to and from day services as outlined in the response received from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43381/23]
284. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the rationale behind the introduction of pay-out limits (details supplied); if she has sought guidance from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43196/23]
283. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the reason behind the incorporation of payout limits (details supplied) within the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43195/23]
237. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the current status of the payment of the school transport grant for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43214/23]
516. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the pathway for an 18-year-old who is still in secondary school to access assessments for ADHD/ADD in Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42177/23]
466. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that under the deer tree shelter, hare and deer fencing scheme that alder is eligible as an additional broadleaf, ADB (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42164/23]
400. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection when a letter of confirmation of the QAA increase will be sent to a person (details supplied); when will arrears issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42182/23]
299. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education whether she is considering providing free schoolbooks for secondary school students, for the upcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42279/23]
291. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education to address teacher shortages in secondary schools by allowing teachers who are working 22 hours in a school and who could work in another school on their half day, to do so, and therefore extend the ability to work up to 35 extra hours in the year, not just in one’s own school, but in others too; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42152/23]
153. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to re-introduce a grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42358/23]
236. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 749 of 20 September 2023, if he acknowledges that in stating that the 20% broadleaf requirement will be achievable on the vast majority of sites, this leads to a possible situation that some sites will not be suitable for 20% broadleaf afforestation; what the situation is with such sites; if they are excluded from the afforestation scheme or if such sites can enter the afforestation scheme with less than 20% broadleaf component by area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42032/23]
205. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the contributory pension for a person (details supplied); when a decision can be made on this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41962/23]
199. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she can confirm the status of the review and appeal of the disability allowance application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41900/23]
169. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the flood scheme for Rosslare Strand, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41893/23]
65. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the rental tax credit to children of landlords renting from parents, in the instance of full compliance with all taxes and RTB and market value rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41817/23]
536. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the reason that several MRI scans (details supplied) are no longer covered on CHO5 or medical card in Wexford MRI unit, operated by a healthcare provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41090/23]
524. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if a medical card patient should be charged for an MRI with a healthcare provider (details supplied) following a contract change on 1 August 2023, which would previously have been covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41034/23]
471. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any plans for additional funding for the disability participation and awareness fund in 2023/2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41002/23]
446. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the deer tree shelter, hare and deer fencing scheme will be available for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41449/23]
445. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the deer tree shelter, hare and deer fencing scheme will be available to existing sites that have not yet passed the form 3 inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41448/23]
444. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position on the review of the ash dieback RUS scheme; when he expects to make the review public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41447/23]
436. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether anyone in his Department is looking into actions to mitigate the damage caused by adverse weather events (hail) in Wexford in June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41119/23]
435. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he has been approached by any farming organisations regarding compensation for farmers after the bad harvest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41107/23]
364. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if the special needs school transport grant is counted as means or income for carers allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41006/23]
305. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are any plans for a disability sport-focused club fund, similar to the funding launched in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40995/23]
189. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if there are any circumstances by which a rebate of capital gains tax is available (details supplied) when not eligible for farm restructuring relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41440/23]
159. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance the reason capital gains tax is applicable (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41097/23]
119. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on Climate Action Fund contributions in each of the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive; to break these contributions down, by industry and by sector within each industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41623/23]
1081. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration can be given to the case of a person (details supplied) in relation changes to the assessment of the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40262/23]
757. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many native woodland scheme training courses are scheduled before the end of 2023, given it is now mandatory to have this scheme done to lodge applications for FT1, FT2, FT3 and FT5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39887/23]
749. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is scientifically solid and adherent to silvicultural standards to state that every area to be planted is suitable for growing 20% broadleaves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39867/23]
748. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the afforestation scheme 2023-2027 document, section 6.8, to clarify what is the active farmer check; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39866/23]
747. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s target for afforestation this autumn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39865/23]
746. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how forestry premiums per hectare per year compare with other farming enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39864/23]
644. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the partial capacity benefit for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40309/23]
619. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal has been accepted on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39717/23]