292. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the status of school transport for a school pupil (details supplied). [41626/23]
291. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the status of school transport for a school pupil (details supplied). [41625/23]
270. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when the ICT will grant be paid to primary schools for 2023/2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41432/23]
97. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the timescale for the processing of an application for inclusion on the foreign births register (details supplied). [40985/23]
943. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will review extending the access to a new treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40028/23]
875. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to the IVF plans, couples who are already engaged with private providers, and not the HSE hubs, will be offered a round of coverage by that provider (the same private provider who would be in place through a HSE referral), assuming there is no 'claim back' system in place. [40906/23]
874. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to the IVF plans, there will be a rebate scheme in place to 'claim back' one round of assisted human production (AHR) if they are not accepted into the scheme in time, assuming they meet all criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40905/23]
673. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will provide more family reunification admission programmes for Syrian refugees and their families who have got Irish citizenship through naturalisation and humanitarian programmes; and if they could sponsor other family members especially elderly parents who wish to join their adult children. [39611/23]
1507. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans in place to return/reopen the HSE orthodontic clinic to Mullingar due to the continuous growth and expansion of the town (details supplied). [37213/23]
1019. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider increasing the weekly income criteria allowed for carers (details supplied). [38136/23]
481. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to amend the variable percentage rate offered for prize bonds set at 0.35% of the total value of prize bonds outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38862/23]
70. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are any plans on the future use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel in Ireland (details supplied). [37204/23]
1222. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the reason Section 39 workers did not get the pandemic bonus; and if they can be treated the same as Section 38 workers who did get the bonus. [36117/23]
1069. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a childcare operator (details supplied) can be facilitated with a restructure of their charges to keep the business viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36796/23]
873. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice if there are detailed guidelines for completion of applications for the atypical working scheme; if she will provide the links for same; and if she will provide an update on six applications (details supplied). [36813/23]
18. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a foreign birth registry application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35736/23]
882. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a course (details supplied) is deemed suitable for a grant under SUSI but not the free fees scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34304/23]
187. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the deferral of the introduction of the concrete levy given the current construction inflation and the additional burden the levy will place on all construction projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33447/23]
153. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on a number of applications under the atypical working scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33077/23]
70. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a strategic project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32964/23]
578. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the costs of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections to be covered by the HSE (details supplied). [32160/23]
413. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice what plans the Government has in relation to a potential ban of advertising for gaming, lottos, competitions and so on. [32121/23]
218. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport what public transport strategies are in place to facilitate disabled wheelchair users in regional towns to allow them access essential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32809/23]
164. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the District Heating Steering Group has reported to him regarding the sustainability of wood pellet stoves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32787/23]
309. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to provide specialised Parkinson's nurse specialists into the communities to work alongside community nurses. [30322/23]
726. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update and dateline as to when the new GP only thresholds will be increased (details supplied). [29789/23]
1270. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans to meet an organisation (details supplied) to discuss urgent matters on dispensing fees for community pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28265/23]
1134. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when the increase in the income limit thresholds for medical cards is due to come into effect. [27259/23]
1017. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on plans (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27182/23]
747. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the length of time the vacant property refurbishment grant will last. [27916/23]
608. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will review the facilitating of the teaching of art in second-level schools; if there has been a drop in the number of schools offering this subject; if art is a core subject which should be taught at second level, what responsibility is on the school to provide art classes once there is an art teacher on the staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28452/23]
568. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the inclusion of a Westmeath school (details supplied) in the counselling and mental health pilot scheme which she announced recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27901/23]
567. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education her projected figures for secondary school places for Mullingar, County Westmeath, for September 2023; the figures for applications for these places; the contingency plans in place to accommodate all students who need a place in 1st year in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27869/23]
157. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a foreign birth register application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28059/23]
72. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will advise on the procedure for a rural school to apply for the DEIS rural scheme. [26557/23]
267. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when the funding for the free schoolbooks scheme will be distributed to primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25655/23]
195. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will advise when a Parkinson's nurse specialist will be assigned to the Westmeath area; and if any submissions were made regarding recruitment for this specialised area. [25072/23]
94. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the provision of additional assistance to students who are diagnosed with dyslexia who require readers to assist them with State examinations, particularly the Junior Certificate; the number of readers that are currently assigned; if this can be increased to one per student; the number of readers that are employed for the examination period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23490/23]
93. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider fair post-primary relocation as a system of redeployment allowing teachers in the post primary sector to relocate from one school to another; if the results from the findings of the current pilot scheme will be made public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23433/23]
683. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he has a timeline for the publication of the current review of the maternity and infant care scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22939/23]
232. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if a case for an NCT refund will be reviewed in light of the cancellation policy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22701/23]
140. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a foreign birth register application by a person (details supplied). [22512/23]
85. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the circumstances in which children qualify for school transport to a primary school which is not their nearest school in situations where their nearest primary school is at capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22009/23]
595. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will include in the criteria for medical cards patients who received transplants. [21274/23]
530. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when outstanding invoices will be paid to an accommodation provider in Westmeath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21113/23]
529. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when outstanding invoices will be paid to an accommodation provider in Westmeath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21112/23]
269. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if following the National Maternity Strategy, if a national policy has been agreed on the role of GPs in relation to homebirths; if a review of the maternity and infant scheme has taken place in relation to homebirths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20994/23]