2021. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will align the wages for clinical nurse specialists and clinical nurse managers 2, given they are vital in the development of Sláintecare. [31085/24]
1978. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the review sought by a person (details supplied) for the fair deal support for their spouse who has been a resident of a nursing home for an excess of 12 months, can be concluded swiftly in a fair and equitable manner. [30962/24]
1907. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the assessment that was carried out, and by whom, to determine the unsuitability of the existing buildings at Columb Barracks, Mullingar; and the reason the buildings which housed army personnel a decade ago are deemed unsuitable. [32930/24]
1906. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people with permission to remain status that are in employment or full-time education. [32927/24]
1905. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to ensure people with the benefit of permission to remain are supported to independent living. [32926/24]
1904. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants who have been granted permission to remain that are currently residing in direct provision facilities. [32925/24]
1903. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount his Department has spent each year since 2020 on housing Ukrainian asylum seekers, broken down into modular homes, direct provision centres privately operated, hotels, bed-and-breakfasts, State-owned accommodation, the rent-a-room scheme and renting a private house, in tabular form. [32913/24]
1902. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount his Department has spent each year since 2020 on housing international protection applicants, broken down into modular homes, direct provision centres privately operated, hotels, bed-and-breakfasts and State-owned accommodation, in tabular form. [32912/24]
1851. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an urgent review can be conducted of funding for community childcare. [32480/24]
1850. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of autism assessment waiting times in CHO 8. [32448/24]
1848. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to providing increased levels of funding to early childcare providers in Budget 2025. [32420/24]
1779. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a community childcare facility (details supplied) has been approved support under the equal start programme; and the level of support awarded through this funding stream. [31576/24]
1731. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to facilitate school transport for a person (details supplied). [33752/24]
1679. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure the straw incorporation measure is maintained in its current form given many farmers are already contracted to this scheme it would have a detrimental effect in many cases; and his views on whether the long-term benefits of this scheme need to be safeguarded. [32624/24]
1623. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure a beef data geonomics payment is paid in full to an applicant (details supplied). [31193/24]
1586. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the number of people seeking international protection and eligible to work who are working. [32928/24]
1585. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons seeking international protection who were returned in each year under the Dublin Convention since its adoption, in tabular form. [32924/24]
1584. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for international protection processed every year since 2020 and the decisions made, that is, the number of permissions to remain; the number refused; how the refusals were implemented; the number that resulted in deportations; and the number under appeal. [32923/24]
1582. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice to outline in detail the changes made in the past six months to the process for people seeking international protection. [32921/24]
1484. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if a person, currently employed with a stamp 1 visa, can move to a different company, operating in a different field, and remain on a stamp 1; and, if not, if in such a case they should apply for a different visa category before taking up new employment. [31437/24]
1436. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the delay in full-time employees here having their immediate family members join them under the family reunification policy; and the measures she is undertaking to address this delay to ensure that families are reunited in a timely and efficient manner. [31083/24]
1335. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the qualification criteria for partial capacity benefit can be urgently reviewed (details supplied). [32487/24]
1334. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the carer's allowance payment can be urgently increased, or additional supports provided to recipients, given the invaluable service carers provide to the State. [32486/24]
1333. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the current average time for social welfare appeals across the various payment applications. [32485/24]
1332. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to further increase the income threshold for fuel allowance. [32484/24]
1261. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a mechanism whereby the recipient of a teachers’ pension from the Department of Education can qualify for a living alone increase, though technically not in receipt of a State pension. [31534/24]
1243. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure an invalidity pension appeal is approved without further delay (details supplied). [31182/24]
1223. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has any plans to align people seeking international protection, and people with permission to remain, with relevant training in areas where there is a shortage of employees. [32929/24]
1182. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will allocate additional funding under the housing adaptation, housing aid for the elderly grant to Westmeath County Council to enable the council to clear the waiting list. [33374/24]
1181. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when local authorities will be permitted to enter new rental accommodation scheme contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33372/24]
1145. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant housing grants that have been applied for and paid out in each county since the scheme was introduced. [32900/24]
1144. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties that have been identified by the vacant housing officer in each county and offered/advised to apply for the vacant housing grant, in tabular form. [32899/24]
1143. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant properties in each county; the number owned by the State; and the number in private ownership, in tabular form. [32898/24]
1109. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide year-to-date housing supply figures for County Westmeath under various categories (details supplied), in tabular form. [32438/24]
1108. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the inclusion of mobility scooters for funding under the mobility aids grant scheme. [32437/24]
1107. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if additional funding can be provided annually to local authorities to fund housing adaptation grants, housing aid for the elderly and mobility aid grants. [32436/24]
1106. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an urgent review can be conducted of the administration of the HAP nationwide; and his views on whether the scheme is still fit for purpose, given current rent costs and HAP limits. [32435/24]
1105. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an urgent review can be conducted of the differential rent scheme nationwide. [32434/24]
1020. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has introduced a ceiling on the number of houses each local authority can purchase under the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if so, his views on the impact this will have on ensuring housing for all. [30961/24]
948. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the application by a club (details supplied) for sports capital funding is valid; and when it can expect to receive a confirmation on the amount of funding it will be allocated. [32934/24]
947. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to give favourable consideration to a club (details supplied) under the large-scale sports capital programme. [32933/24]
946. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will give favourable consideration to Westmeath County Council’s application for funding towards the provision of a regional sports centre under the large-scale sports capital programme. [32932/24]
945. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when successful clubs will be informed of their allocation under the sports capital funding. [32931/24]
938. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on funding of the regional sports centre in Mullingar. [32479/24]
937. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the progress of the transport museum in Mullingar. [32478/24]
936. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if independent media can be supported through the review of State broadcasting support. [32477/24]