144. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will postpone means assessment reviews of carers until after the new arrangements of Budget 2022 are introduced in June 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13436/22]
647. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if the service situation of a person (details supplied) can be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10948/22]
618. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in the medical card scheme in County Kildare in each of the past five years; the number who have left the scheme in each of those years; the number of persons waiting in each year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10869/22]
303. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the way in which a child (details supplied) can get an appropriate school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10606/22]
302. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the situation in which female clerical officers in secondary schools who are part of the pension scheme are not entitled to entry to the spouse and children’s part of same (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10605/22]
229. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will examine a situation (details supplied) and the issues it raises for parents in a similar situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9184/22]
227. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the help that can be given to a person (details supplied) who has urgent need of dental care and has been refused same on their medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8668/22]
215. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health his plans to compensate the victims of thalidomide who are waiting decades for damage to be addressed; if he will advise An Taoiseach to make a State apology to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8521/22]
51. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that persons in receipt of an invalidity pension have been excluded from the assistance remit of the new retrofit scheme; if they will be added as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8488/22]
638. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if HIQA will be following closely the situation in Irish nursing homes acquired by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6027/22]
637. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to nursing homes involving a company (details supplied) in the past two years in tabular form; the number of facilities involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6026/22]
752. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 bonus will be paid to frontline staff that worked through the pandemic and are now retired, retiring or otherwise planning to leave the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4849/22]
586. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason some third level students, for example at Maynooth University, are continuing to have lectures online while catering on campus and society in general are open to pre-pandemic levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4851/22]
578. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the scientific basis on which lectures at Maynooth University over a certain number of students are being continued online while catering facilities on campus and the hospitality industry generally are open to capacity State-wide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4850/22]
550. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare and the carer payment level of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4852/22]
279. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if the 139 bus which goes from Naas to Maynooth through Rathcoffey, County on the route R408 could be rerouted after Rathcoffey through townlands such as Smithstown and Johnstown for example to exit onto the R403 at the crossroads at a location (details supplied) and continue to Maynooth from there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5081/22]
105. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education when a commencement date can be given for schools’ (details supplied) campuses given that the work of Kildare County Council has been completed; if the leaders of the schools can be included in future plans and developments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4376/22]
227. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the tendering process used by her Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4235/22]
226. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the tendering process used by his Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4226/22]
203. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the details of the tendering process used by his Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4232/22]
195. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the help or solutions that are in place for persons who are being denied essential dental treatment on their medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3939/22]
194. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if the psychology post in Celbridge primary care centre has been filled; if so, when; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3937/22]
193. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to agencies to hire nurses in each of the past five years, in tabular form; if he will provide the figures for CHO7 in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3936/22]
192. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to agencies to hire medical staff, excluding nurses in each of the past five years, in tabular form; if he will provide the figures for CHO7 in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3935/22]
191. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if his Department will examine the situation by which emergency medical technicians with several years’ experience and an outstanding work record could access the HSE or Dublin Fire Brigade paramedic training scheme and when they are in to be able to use this in-the-field expertise and experience in lieu of some course time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3934/22]
190. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the amount the State has paid to private ambulance contractors in each of the past five years; the number of contracts and companies; the names of the companies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3932/22]
142. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if his Department is paying a company (details supplied); the amount that the company has received since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic; the number of public sector workers it has assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3933/22]
140. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice the details of the tendering process used by her Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4234/22]
120. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the tendering process used by her Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4236/22]
107. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Defence the details of the tendering process used by his Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4227/22]
96. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the tendering process used by his Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4231/22]
82. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the tendering process used by his Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4233/22]
81. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine if and the way in which the compulsory mortgage-protection element of the local authority home loan scheme, formerly Rebuilding Ireland, can be at a minimum five times greater than the current market rates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3950/22]
80. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that the compulsory mortgage-protection element of the local authority home loan scheme, formerly Rebuilding Ireland, involves just a single State-appointed insurer; the way in which and the reason that insurer was appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3949/22]
65. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of the tendering process used by her Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4237/22]
61. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the tendering process used by his Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3938/22]
56. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Finance the details of the tendering process used by his Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4230/22]
45. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the details of the tendering process used by his Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4238/22]
34. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the tendering process used by his Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4229/22]
33. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the tendering process used by his Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4228/22]
Bill entitled an Act to require the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to draft and publish a hydrogen strategy within six months of the passing of this Act.
1753. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been paid to a company (details supplied) since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic; the number of persons it has assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1618/22]
1747. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason schools have not been identified as significant sources of infection given that other European Union countries have found them to be so and have proceeded in their reopening on that basis; if he will publish the advice on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1576/22]
1746. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health when booster vaccines will be sanctioned for those under 16 years of age given the number of parents anxious their children should avail of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1572/22]
1552. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE and HIQA are taking a different stance on the use of FFP2 masks to that operating in other countries; if he will publish the scientific advice on which this is based; if he will require both bodies to advise FFP2 and similar in the context of the highly-transmissible omicron variant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63581/21]
1551. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is persisting in its specific advice to high-risk and vulnerable persons to use blue surgical masks as opposed to the FFP2 and similar (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63580/21]
1550. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is asking persons including healthcare workers arriving at vaccination centres to replace their high-protection masks such as FFP2 with those of lower protection quality; if he will publish the scientific basis on which this request is made; if, in the circumstances of the highly-transmissible omicron variant, his Department is content for the HSE to continue with this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63579/21]
1407. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if persons vaccinated with a one-shot vaccine (details supplied) will be prioritised urgently for boosters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63136/21]
1406. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if persons who have recovered from Covid-19 will have to wait six months for the booster vaccine given the reported highly contagious nature of the new omicron variant and its ability to reinfect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63135/21]
807. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the reason that FFP2/3 masks are not being made available to teachers as a matter of course without the need to request them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1619/22]