947. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans his Department has to ensure that all breeders selling animals as pets online are registered with his Department under The Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or Supply of pet animals) Regulations 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27505/23]
212. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide in detail the funding amounts that are allocated to various organisations (details supplied) and other charity groups working directly in suicide care in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26507/23]
646. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health when the approved GP visit card extended in budget 2023 to children aged under seven years and approved from April 2023 is expected to be implemented, given that to date it is yet to take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25593/23]
261. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Education if she will advise on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding ASD placement in Dundalk; if the family situation will be taken into consideration; her plans to approve an additional co-educational class at a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25583/23]
42. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide information regarding a passport application (details supplied) needing further clarification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25058/23]
114. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider in Budget 2024 extending the child dependent cut-off age to 24 years if the child is still attending a third-level course. [24669/23]
112. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Social Protection the engagement that she has had with the Minister for Education on the matter of school transport since 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24670/23]
100. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals received by the social welfare appeals office per month since 2021; the current average processing time for an appeal with the social welfare appeals office; the efforts being made to reduce appeal processing times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24671/23]
89. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of claims in the education sector for short-term jobseeker’s payments from substitute teachers and all non-permanent education employees in each of the past five years to date for school summer-holiday periods; the average length of time for processing the claims; if she will review the way in which claims are processed to ensure that payments are issued in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24668/23]
374. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Social Protection in relation to the recent cost-of-living bonus paid to those in receipt of certain social welfare payments; the amount the Government saved by not allowing those on adult dependant payments to receive this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23943/23]
191. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for information on why Parkwind’s Oriel Windfarm in Dundalk Bay was unsuccessful in its recent bid to generate electricity from offshore wind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23942/23]
222. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport to provide information in relation to lighting the M1 motorway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22604/23]
56. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will seek briefings from IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland on the work they are currently undertaking to actively secure foreign and indigenous direct investment in areas in County Louth, such as at a complex in Dundalk (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21905/23]
1672. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health when the person (details supplied) will receive their urgent medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17679/23]
1671. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the supply of two medications, amitriptyline and dalmane (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17678/23]
242. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if, in lieu of forcing personnel who want to remain in the Defence Forces to retire on age grounds, he will consider a proposed fix of rehiring them under 2013 contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13558/23]
4. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline any updates in relation to the mandatory retirement age within the Defence Forces for post-1994 privates and corporals; the steps he will take to retain the affected personnel amidst a staffing retention crisis; if there have been advancements in his discussions with the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13557/23]
195. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to concerns raised in correspondence regarding access to services in south Louth CDNT (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14364/23]
182. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Education if she will respond to concerns raised regarding the SPHE junior curriculum (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14337/23]
1407. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; the reason their scheduled appointments have been constantly postponed for the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13309/23]
125. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of postal passport applications that are currently waiting to be processed; the estimated timeframe for this backlog to be cleared; and the general processing times for postal applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13513/23]
124. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason there is such a disparity in online passport application processing timeframes compared to postal application processing timeframes, given that the online application process is not accessible to all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13515/23]
111. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of online passport applications that are currently waiting to be processed; the general processing times for online applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13514/23]
91. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the action Ireland is taking to provide humanitarian and medical aid to the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13516/23]
77. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason a passport, which is out of date for more than five years, is seen as a first-time passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13512/23]
226. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the criteria in relation to the first-time buyers grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10921/23]
150. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health if he will grant allowances for student nurses and midwives in line with the expenses incurred as part of their training, and recognising the additional challenges placed on students while they made their extraordinary contribution to the frontline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2934/23]
202. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the claims by an organisation (details supplied) in respect of international protection breaches in the context of accommodating newly arrived refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6397/23]
61. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the changes he plans to implement in order to improve and to fulfil the rights of children and adults with disabilities, specifically in respect of access to assessment of need, AON, tests and required services come 1 March 2023, when the remit will transfer to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6396/23]
606. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3206/23]
157. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the cost-of-living measures introduced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2932/23]
145. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons that claimed the help-to-buy scheme since its inception to purchase a home; the value of these claims, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2935/23]
127. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cumulative cost of the measures taken since and including budget 2023 to help address cost-of-living issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2933/23]
126. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the 9% VAT reduction for the tourism and hospitality industry further than the current expiry date in March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2931/23]
152. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm whether the Government will take action in relation to Garda pensions, specifically those who have joined post-2013 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60621/22]
652. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health his plans to include the medication Versatis 700mg medicated plaster under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62294/22]
66. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice if mandatory sentencing will be introduced on persons who assault or attack emergency service members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60624/22]
40. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda members trained in using lights and sirens in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60627/22]
19. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda members in County Louth who are CBD2 trained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60625/22]
14. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice when bodycams will be introduced, and training provided to members in using these bodycams in view of the recent assault on members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60623/22]
4. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice the reason that only 92 new members started in Templemore this week; if issues relating to pay, conditions, pension, paperwork, rosters and antisocial working hours are impacting the recruitment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60622/22]
648. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health if the Government plans to include the coverage of prescribed high doses of vitamin B2 under the national medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58940/22]
228. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Finance if there are plans to introduce an exemption, a reduction or deferral of the rate of local property tax for those who are on long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59082/22]
208. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport the reason the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland electric vehicles home charger grant was refused retrospectively in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59261/22]
246. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Government has any plans to remove the means test for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58497/22]
138. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider those on a training scheme, who were previously on disability allowance but whose status has temporary changed to training allowance and are now not eligible for the €500 cost-of-living support grant (details supplied); if he plans to include this cohort of the population who are as much in need of this cost-of-living support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57008/22]