324. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (detail supplied) will receive an update on an application to transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45601/24]
179. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent to which the priority for fast growing areas in the recent allocation of Sport Capital Grants has resulted in successful applications in these communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45436/24]
127. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will provide additional modular classroom accommodation with toilets for a school (details supplied) which, due to increased enrolment and inadequate facilities, is facing severe space constraints despite the appointment of an additional teacher; if she agrees that immediate support is needed to ensure a conducive to learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45605/24]
126. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a school (details supplied) with financial assistance to cover costs for essential upgrades, including electrical system, fire alarm, plumbing, and groundworks, necessary for Tusla compliance under the emergency works scheme; if there are other financial aid programs available to assist with these costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45604/24]
114. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will indicate the reason the examination of some new planning conditions imposed on the development of a school (details supplied) has taken such a long time; whether the issue causing delay is one of cost, technical feasibility, or of detail specification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45513/24]
53. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he has studied the recent report from his Department on the difficulty of securing funding for multi-unit developments, and if there are implications for public policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45439/24]
52. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if an analysis of VAT returns reveals a pattern of a difficult time for small high-street businesses in the form of trends in yields, business closures or payment difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45435/24]
44. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware the new Revenue Commissioners rulings following a Supreme Court ruling on the boundary between self-employment and employee status appears to have required that media companies making advertisements which might be extremely short contracts are being obliged to treat people as employees, whereas in the UK, the Revenue system recognises the special conditions which apply in that subsector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45527/24]
19. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he has assessed whether travel arrangements to major sporting events can be protected within the context of a cap on Dublin Airport flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45434/24]
1229. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress made in addressing the needs of child scoliosis patients who need surgery; if he will outline his further plans to get on top of this pressing need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45041/24]
1104. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the establishment of multidisciplinary diabetes teams, and the integrated model of care for diabetes patients, between hospitals and primary care providers; how this will ensure safe, high-quality, person-centred care for all individuals living with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44293/24]
1103. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health how his Department and the HSE plans to widen access to continuous glucose monitoring technology for people with Type 1 diabetes to improve their diabetes management and quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44292/24]
1102. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health to outline the products and services provided to the HSE by its various contracted manufacturers for patients with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44291/24]
1101. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the number of insulin pumps allocated to children and adults by the HSE between 2020 and 2024, in tabular form, including the make and model and the cost associated with the purchase of the units per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44289/24]
1100. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if, given the absence of a diabetes registry and clinical audits, he can outline how his Department plans to identify gaps and issues in diabetes care more effectively; the steps being taken to establish a national diabetes register; the timeline for its implementation; and how is it envisaged to enhance diabetes management across Ireland. [44288/24]
1093. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health to provide clarification and an explanation of the current status and progress of the HSE national diabetes clinical programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44279/24]
724. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44277/24]
371. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the policy rationale for school secretaries not getting the same Covid leave (five days) as teachers and SNAs, given that they are as exposed to the school population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44053/24]
363. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43992/24]
109. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the protracted waiting times that people are experiencing with the fully funded energy upgrades scheme (details supplied); if he is considering any measures to address this issue; the number of applications at each stage; the typical process time for each stage; the main bottlenecks for speeding up each stage; his views on what the main drivers are to speed up the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44017/24]
41. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will consider further development of excellence funds to promote innovation within schools and between clusters of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44990/24]
36. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the latest data available to her on literacy and numeracy performance across schools; if she will indicate how great is the deviation between highest performing and lowest performing schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44991/24]
282. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether an up-to-date audit of the gaps in childcare provision is being planned to inform future capital provision in the sector; and how he hopes to attract new entrants to the sector. [41196/24]
75. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which there is untapped potential for clustering in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43501/24]
68. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans to develop the structure under which local enterprise offices operate so that centres of excellence could be developed for specialist sectoral support to be available on a regional basis, and inter-enterprise structures developed to evolve responses to collective problems that enterprises face; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43507/24]
32. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the level of shortage in childcare being experienced at present has been identified; if proposals are being developed to accelerate the process of filling the gaps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43486/24]
28. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many childcare providers have applied for fee increases within core funding; the size of the fee increases approved to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43485/24]
209. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he has visited the accident and emergency facilities in Beaumont Hospital; if he recognises the urgency of progressing the building project to improve the service and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43505/24]
94. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if there is a plan to provide a wet room at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43503/24]
55. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if the concessions on taxi licence extension at the time of Covid can be applied to all taxis registered at the time that the concession was made, rather than confining the concession to those registered up to the end of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43372/24]
39. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of caps that apply to the sale by domestic solar into the grid; and if he believes they should be lifted. [43504/24]
869. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she can provide for several areas (details supplied) a list of all the individual projects to which her Department has provided funding since 2020, under schemes including, but not limited to the town and village renewal scheme, CLÁR, the community recognition fund, the community services programme, the LEADER programme, the local road improvement scheme, the outdoor recreation scheme, the rural regeneration and development fund, the community centre investment fund, connected hubs, the walks scheme, the seniors alert scheme, the social inclusion and community activation programme, and any library construction and upgrades, in tabular form. [42917/24]
825. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he would consider extending access to the FreeStyle Libre device on the medical card to persons with type 2 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43197/24]
770. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he can provide in respect of several areas (details supplied), the overall level of health investment, by year, since 2020, in tabular form. [42926/24]
769. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he can provide for several areas (details supplied) a list of all the individual projects to which his Department has provided funding since 2020, under the capital investment programme, according to the following categories: primary care centres, refurbishments and works, acute projects, new beds, beds replaced, nursing homes, community care centres (disability), community care (capacity and other), community care (older persons), GP clinics, and mental health facilities. [42924/24]
749. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Mayo available under the dental treatment services scheme; the total number of dentists in County Mayo, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42779/24]
625. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide for several areas (details supplied) a list of all individual projects that have received play and recreation funding under his Department’s capital grant scheme, since 2020, in tabular form. [42919/24]
438. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can provide for several areas (details supplied) a list of all the individual projects to which his Department has provided funding since 2020, under the urban regeneration and development fund, in tabular form. [42923/24]
408. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she can provide for several areas (details supplied) a list of all individual projects that have been approved for sports capital funding since 2020, in tabular form. [42918/24]
362. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education to provide for several areas (details supplied) a list of all the individual projects that have received funding from her Department since 2020, under the following headings: new schools, extended schools, enhanced minor works grant, minor works grant, new units in schools, and any other capital grants, in tabular form. [42922/24]
230. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the review of Ireland’s ETF investor taxation regime announced by his predecessor and due to be completed by Summer 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42429/24]
218. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the approximate roll-out time of charging infrastructure at depot sites, as announced in Budget 2025, as there are commercial road cargo and delivery companies willing and ready to transition their fleets from fossil fuel to electric, but require certainty of provision before they invest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43216/24]
202. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport to provide for several areas and categories (details supplied) a list of all the individual projects to which his Department has provided funding since 2020, in tabular form. [42920/24]
192. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport for an update on active travel projects proposed or pending in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42777/24]
191. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on active travel projects in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42776/24]
190. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the waiting time for driving tests in Castlebar, Ballina, and Tuam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42775/24]
189. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the amount of investment provided for Ireland West Airport Knock since 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42774/24]
168. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the challenge which the cap on flights poses to charters to attend major sporting events over the coming months, both home and away; if measures can be taken to protect this traditional traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42503/24]
79. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has plans to stimulate the opportunity for people to right-size, where people wish to consider such options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42936/24]
78. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered extending the remit of approved housing bodies to include a proportion of homes for affordable purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42875/24]