122. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if changes will be made to allow persons between 66 and 70 years of age to enter community employment schemes given that the optional retirement age has recently been extended. [58181/22]
67. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify any current plans to adjust benefit-in-kind taxation; and if his Department currently has plans to substantially increase the taxation levels of benefit-in-kind. [58182/22]
606. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants in receipt of the fair deal scheme who opted to rent out their homes since the change in how this would affect their own contribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57438/22]
605. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the future plans for Midlands Youth Drug and Alcohol Service, given that the contract with an organisation (details supplied) for the provision of services ceases in December 2022 and parents have not been informed of future plans. [57437/22]
577. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the current position of the south Westmeath Hospice facility. [57263/22]
545. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons seeking international protection arriving from other EU member states or safe countries who have passed through immigration since January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57440/22]
486. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide the details of the recruitment process through IPAS; and if employment positions are currently available. [57503/22]
485. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of offers of accommodation to Ukrainians by individual households which remain open; and the number of commercial offers which remain open. [57443/22]
484. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of new additional staff recruited, as distinct from redeployed from within the Civil Service to staff the new division that deals with international protection and the Ukrainian situation. [57439/22]
443. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the carer's allowance appeal of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57529/22]
360. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence if any assessment was carried out prior to determining that existing buildings in Columb Barracks Mullingar were not suitable to house Ukrainian citizens; and the basis upon which such a decision was taken. [57444/22]
291. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will urgently correspond with an organisation (details supplied) regarding two derelict properties which are owned at a location; and if he will ensure that the organisation carries out repairs as a matter of urgency and brings these properties back into use as rentals for those on the social housing list. [57531/22]
214. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will arrange for a bus shelter to be erected in Ballynacargy, County Westmeath, given that the centre of the village is heavily used by bus passengers. [57502/22]
213. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on a replacement service on the Tullamore to Athlone route (details supplied). [57435/22]
171. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that persons with a domestic turbine can feed access energy into the grid; and the way that households that have been feeding energy into the grid for a period of time can receive payment for same. [57265/22]
170. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of the €300 billion approved by the European Union to accelerate the green transition that will be available to Ireland; if it is a competitive process; and if his Department has identified projects which could avail of this fund. [57259/22]
169. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of a special windfall tax on excess profits from energy companies given the decision by the European Commission to impose such a tax. [57258/22]
180. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the monetary value of the five projects that appealed under the stream 1 of LSSIF; and the value of the one project that appealed under stream 2 of the LSSI. [57244/22]
179. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if any of the applicants that were approved funding under the last LSSIF decided not to proceed and informed her Department of their decision. [57243/22]
178. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of the €86.4 million that was approved under the last LSSIF that has been drawn down to date. [57242/22]
177. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 301 of 16 December 2021, when her officials will furnish her with the review of the LSSIF considering that confirmation was given that officials had met with all successful grantees of the last LSSIF and that the review would be completed early in 2022. [57241/22]
127. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the applications by persons (details supplied) for PPS numbers can be processed without delay, given that they are awaiting same in order to open a business. [56845/22]
515. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a patient (details supplied) will be scheduled for orthodontic treatment through the HSE scheme for school aged children. [56224/22]
509. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if some persons who were employed at a privately run nursing home during Covid that has closed are eligible for the Covid bonus payment (details supplied). [56193/22]
409. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether smaller schemes are at a disadvantage to bigger urban schemes when it comes to pathways to work (details supplied). [56697/22]
408. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection when a permanent solution will be in place for the replacement of the social welfare office in Castlepollard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56695/22]
395. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has received the marriage bar report from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Gender Equality in relation to the effect the marriage bar has on the pension entitlement of women; when the report will be considered; and when she will be in a position to address the inequities which currently exist in relation to same. [56521/22]
394. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the case of a person who worked in the Civil Service for 16 years, only ceased working when they got married, cared for an elderly relative for 20 years and has been declined a State pension (contributory); her further views on whether this is fair; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56520/22]
1332. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will include an organisation (details supplied) in the recently announced men's shed support allocation. [55509/22]
1305. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to a scheme whereby landowners can apply for assistance with cutting back roadside trees with ash die-back or other diseases that may cause an increased danger of falling trees on public roads. [55451/22]
1285. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the appeals process for the ACRES scheme where an applicant feels an incorrect designation has been affixed to a landholding. [55016/22]
1284. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the way in which designations are interpreted with regard to the ACRES scheme; if designations are accepted from bodies such as BirdWatch Ireland in a “hearsay” manner; and his views on whether such designations should not have any standing in relation to qualification for this scheme and that designations should only be accepted in writing from the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [55015/22]
1054. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment for initial assessment with a specialist in the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [54728/22]
786. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline all of the supports and grants currently available for community-funded childcare facilities that are registered for the ECCE and NCS programmes. [55277/22]
704. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the contribution history of a person (details supplied); and if these contributions can be amended to entitle this person to a State pension (contributory). [55178/22]
673. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the current process for community supervisors applying for the ex-gratia payment; if her attention has been drawn to resource issues in the administrative process whereby her Department is unable to process any further applications until further notice; and the way that she plans to address these issues. [54949/22]
644. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the qualification criteria for the fuel allowance payment have been expanded in Budget 2023 to include those in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit or illness benefit. [54412/22]
639. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if a carer’s allowance appeal for a person (details supplied) can be allowed without further delay. [54339/22]
596. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if special educational needs places at a school can be allocated to pupils (details supplied). [55194/22]
435. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason that an application for registration of a foreign birth submitted in 2019 has yet to be processed (details supplied). [54440/22]
401. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the Department's plans to support the owners of thatched buildings with rising and crippling public liability insurance costs. [55053/22]
400. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the results of a recent thatched building survey undertaken by his Department; and if he will confirm if a substantial grant stream will be forthcoming on the back of this survey. [55052/22]
343. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider the matter of the removal of the broadcasting levy paid by independent radio (details supplied). [55559/22]