1491. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of appeals that have been received in his Department for the HSE pandemic bonus payment; the timeline for a decision on these; and the reason that certain grades in the vast majority of CHO areas have received this payment while the same grade in other CHO's have been refused. [1450/23]
1370. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there are any supports available for businesses that provide sensory experience for persons with disabilities and mental health issues. [63965/22]
1368. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the issues in supply of ConvaTec Combihesive Natura REF (GB) S7247 57MM (Flanges used for Stomas) are resolved without delay (details supplied). [63961/22]
1314. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will reinstate staff to speech therapy services in County Longford (details supplied). [63703/22]
1172. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide approval for a patient (details supplied) to be fitted with chrome cobalt palate free dentures. [63212/22]
993. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the review of the county childcare committees will be completed; and when the regional hubs will be designated. [1525/23]
907. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the future of the social welfare sub-office in Castlepollard, County Westmeath. [1523/23]
879. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the eligibility criteria for participants in community employment schemes (details supplied); and if she will consider expanding the eligibility criteria, for example, the possibility of making Ukrainian immigrants eligible to participate in CE schemes and allowing people in receipt of jobseeker's for less than 12 months. [1091/23]
851. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently address an issue with regard to recent cost-of-living payments, whereby recipients of partial capacity are excluded from the relevant payments. [63398/22]
651. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the investment plans for Custume Barracks, Athlone, following the recently announced capital budget for the Defence Forces. [1522/23]
648. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will consider allowing all trained technicians to extend their retirement age beyond 60 years, given the level of training acquired in this field. [1453/23]
464. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify whether a person who suffers from an illness such as COPD can be considered for a housing adaption grant for people with a disability to replace windows at a property if there is sufficient medical evidence to support an application. [63214/22]
463. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the way that an application by a person (details supplied) for a private well grant can be refused, citing proximity to a mains water supply as the reason when the same property could not be considered for a group water scheme in recent years due to the cost of developing a scheme to the property being considered excessive; if he agrees that both determinations are at odds with each other; and if he will agree to have the recent well grant application for this property re-examined. [63211/22]
455. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding avenues that are available through her Department which could assist a sporting organisation with the purchase of land, particularly where a club does not currently have a ground of its own and there is a proven need within an area. [1909/23]
362. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the reason that dentists and dental surgeries have not been able to avail of a VAT exemption on PPE which was purchased during the pandemic period (details supplied); and if he will make an amendment to introduce a VAT exemption with regard to PPE. [1898/23]
338. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the delay that solicitors are having acquiring capital acquisitions certificates from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Capital Acquisitions Tax Unit, Government Buildings, Millennium Centre, Dundalk, County Louth (details supplied). [1322/23]
199. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if additional financial supports will be forthcoming to assist the haulage business in dealing with the substantial increase in the cost of fuel (details supplied). [63935/22]
30. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is currently preparing any legislation to deal with synthetic technology or "deepfake content" on social media; if he agrees that the use of such technology has the potential to be harmful to democracy; if he agrees that Ireland is in a unique position to compel some form of action from relevant companies given Ireland’s position as a European headquarters for many social media outlets; and if he will consider introducing legislation which would ensure that all such content was clearly labelled as synthetic reality. [63964/22]
24. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is permitted for companies to charge employees an administration fee to process payroll. [63551/22]
260. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a private hospital (details supplied) is taking patients off the public waiting list and carrying out cataract procedures for the HSE. [62441/22]
259. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment to diagnose possible ADHD. [62440/22]
53. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if his Department carried out an impact assessment on the change to benefit-in-kind (details supplied). [62445/22]
694. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will clarify the reason projects (details supplied) were not successful in funding applications through the community centres investment fund; and if she will further clarify the appeal of review process available to community centres that have not been successful. [62292/22]
380. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the reason that a person (details supplied) is encountering difficulty being re-instated as a teacher following a period abroad. [62318/22]
191. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the recent doubling in costs of wood pellets; his views on whether this is a matter which needs to be addressed urgently given the efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of households with wood pellet stoves; and if any measures are to be introduced which will see an immediate reduction in the cost of wood pellets. [62167/22]
117. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the IDA will now go to tender for the construction of a new advance building at the IDA park at Marlinstown in Mullingar, in view of the fact that planning permission has been granted; the marketing plans to attract a tenant to the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62099/22]
84. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the regional enterprise fund will open for applications; if he will provide details of the eligibility criteria for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62100/22]
313. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if treatment for a person (details supplied) can be prioritised through the national treatment purchase scheme. [61434/22]
93. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to improve and expand primary care services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61181/22]
79. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to improve and expand disability health services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61180/22]
400. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a community preschool childcare facility (details supplied) can be included in the pilot hot meals to children in early learning and childcare settings scheme. [60609/22]
364. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if all recipients of carers allowance will receive the cost-of-living top-up paid in November. [60667/22]
363. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the cost-of-living supports which are applicable for those in receipt of domiciliary care allowance. [60666/22]
188. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a pandemic special recognition payment declaration has been received from a person (details supplied). [59826/22]
127. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the new income limits for over-70s fuel allowance to couples whose combined weekly income is under €1,000, regardless of whether both are in receipt of a qualifying payment (details supplied). [59631/22]
725. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will review the contents of correspondence submitted (details supplied); and if he will provide an update on proposals to address concerns outlined. [59492/22]
675. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for a person (details supplied) who needs a medical procedure, given that services are currently not provided in Ireland. [59045/22]
460. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will request her officials to process the ex gratia payment for a retired CE supervisor (details supplied) who had to take early retirement on health grounds. [59481/22]
425. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a former community employment, CE, supervisor (details supplied) who had to retire early on health grounds and whose sole income now is a disability payment is being advised that they will have to wait indefinitely for their entitled ex gratia payment as a retired CE supervisor and if this payment will be prioritised. [59191/22]
194. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that a bus shelter is provided at the bus stop at Main Street, Ballynacargy, County Westmeath (details supplied). [58898/22]
92. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if her Department will engage positively with a school (details supplied) regarding the construction of a new gymnasium and sports hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58391/22]
81. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if her Department will engage positively with a school (details supplied) regarding the future needs of the school and how best to progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58390/22]
36. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence the timeframe for the selection of a new Army headquarters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58356/22]
175. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of a new GP to Ballymore Health Centre, Ballymore, County Westmeath. [58262/22]