1788. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide financial support to amputees who have to pay €15,000 for a prosthetic limb given that these amputees are receiving €208 per week in disability benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30356/22]
1483. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the circumstances in which a patient can make a successful application for individual reimbursement for the cost of using a FreeStyle Libre diabetes treatment device; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29400/22]
1409. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the HSE West not currently taking new applications for the extensive homecare package, which is homecare in excess of 56 hours per week; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this will force patients who want to be cared-for at home to be cared for in hospitals and long-term care settings; the steps which he is taking to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29043/22]
1408. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason that the contract tracing system is being centralised to HSE headquarters in central Dublin; if he will consider decentralising the contact tracing system to an area outside of Dublin in which workers would find more affordable accommodation and ease commuter congestion in the capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29041/22]
1380. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the planning assessments that are being carried out in relation to health given the arrival of Ukrainian refugees. [30496/22]
1379. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if the Government has undertaken an assessment of needs created by the arrival of Ukrainian refugees; and the contingency planning that is in place. [30495/22]
1365. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice the reason a large percentage of Turkish students applying for visas to study English in Ireland are having their applications refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30751/22]
1265. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will increase SUSI income thresholds in recognition of the significant increases in the cost of living faced by many families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30372/22]
1161. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government has undertaken an assessment of needs created by the arrival of Ukrainian refugees; and the contingency planning that is in place. [30495/22]
1145. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider changing the treatment of savings to better reflect the real income being derived from savings instead of a notional return of €4 per €1,000 savings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30630/22]
1143. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports that are available to support a young person who is on JobPath with an organisation (details supplied) and is trying to access funding to undertake a bus and coach driving instructor course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30622/22]
1092. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider increasing the free electricity allowance of €35 under the household benefits package to reflect the significant increase in the cost of electricity in recent months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29249/22]
1070. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the planning assessments that are being carried out in respect of employment and social protection given the arrival of Ukrainian refugees. [30496/22]
1069. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Government has undertaken an assessment of needs created by the arrival of Ukrainian refugees; and the contingency planning that is in place. [30495/22]
1047. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the reason a child (details supplied) is being refused a place in a national school when their two siblings are already enrolled in the school; the alternatives that are available, including school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30636/22]
1046. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on progress on the new building for a school (details supplied); if a design team has been appointed; when it is expected that an application will be made for planning permission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30634/22]
1041. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to allow a school (details supplied) to retain an eighth teacher given that the school now exceeds the threshold by six pupils but was one short in September and it will now have two super-sized split classes of 36 pupils each due to the increased numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30484/22]
927. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the planning assessments that are being carried out in relation to education given the arrival of Ukrainian refugees. [30496/22]
926. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if the Government has undertaken an assessment of needs created by the arrival of Ukrainian refugees; and the contingency planning that is in place. [30495/22]
465. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Residential Tenancies Board is requesting landlords to provide personal details such as date of birth, PPSN and photo ID when registering; the purpose of collecting this personal information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28903/22]
460. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the planning assessments that are being carried out in relation to housing given the arrival of Ukrainian refugees. [30496/22]
459. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government has undertaken an assessment of needs created by the arrival of Ukrainian refugees; and the contingency planning that is in place. [30495/22]
416. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding that Ireland has received to date from the European Union under the displacement of refugees from Ukraine Programme or from any other funding source. [30497/22]
321. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to provide support to private bus operators that have fixed price contracts with public bodies due to the rise in the cost of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30604/22]
315. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the customers of a bank (details supplied) who are experiencing problems paying motor tax online; the steps that are being taken to rectify the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30481/22]
398. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of dentists who are available to treat patients who have medical cards; if he will ensure that sufficient resources are put in place to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28781/22]
356. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider introducing a complaints process and an appeals mechanism in relation to the Coroner’s Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28780/22]
223. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has the data on the number of social housing properties under the control of local authorities in which the source of heat is solid fuel; the estimated cost of replacing the heating systems with heat pumps; and the expected timeframe for this transition to be complete. [28725/22]
195. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport the plans that he is putting in place to ensure that the necessary public European Union charging infrastructure is put in place to deal with the increase in demand as more electric cars are purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28724/22]
178. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the retrofit programme will be in place; the number of one-stop-shops in place to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28726/22]
177. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the scheme to allow persons who invested in microgeneration systems to receive payment for energy exported to the grid will commence; if the payment will be retrospective to 1 July 2021 as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28723/22]
176. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider deferring his proposed regulations to ban the sale of turf until further transitioning can be put in place to change existing heating appliances from solid fuel to heat pumps in existing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28722/22]
807. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding that this Government will receive from the EU crisis reserve fund; the level of funding the Irish Government will top it up with; and the additional supports that this funding will provide for farmers in this deepening escalation of input prices. [27412/22]
684. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when an agreement will be in place to allow for increased subventions to nursing homes given the increased costs they face post-Covid and with the rising cost of heating fuel and other input costs; when this payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27508/22]
662. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the progress that is being made with the construction of a new emergency department at University Hospital Galway; when the additional bed capacity will be made available; the additional staff that will be recruited to cope with the increased workload; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27386/22]
376. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the increased demand for a sports hall for a school (details supplied) and if she will meet a delegation from the school to discuss this urgently required facility for the school. [27316/22]
173. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if a person who cares for and lives with their incapacitated sibling can avail of the home carer tax credit; if this credit is confined to a person’s spouse, civil partner or cohabitant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27582/22]
416. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applicants for the Beef Data and Genomics Programme have experienced difficulty (details supplied) in relation to same; his views on whether cases in which all other conditions of the scheme have been met should be treated in a common sense manner and be accepted and processed by his Department without need for recourse to the agri appeals office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27113/22]
627. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when the nine neurology nurses specialists needed in University Hospital Galway will be recruited; if his attention has been drawn to patients that are unnecessarily waiting longer for diagnosis and treatment as a result of this shortfall in the western regional centre for neurology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26016/22]
626. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if respite care can be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26013/22]
621. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that medical scientists working for the HSE receive parity of pay and career progression with clinical biochemists; his plans to solve the current impasse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25955/22]
601. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report into the operation of HSE MyOptions produced by a group (details supplied) which details severe inadequacies in the provision of information or counselling by staff on issues aside from accessing abortion; the way that he plans to address these concerns and ensure that MyOptions offers a full range of options to women in unplanned pregnancies, including counselling supports, information on social welfare entitlements and support programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25800/22]
351. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a document on her website which states that subjects such as laundry, needlework and cookery are for girls; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this undermines the role of females in society; if she plans to change these rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25682/22]
482. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department are extending the time for participants whose term has expired by only 12 weeks, that this is contrary to the announcement on the reforms announced earlier in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24131/22]
460. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the reason that the rules for national schools from 1965 are still available on her website; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the rules make reference to labels which are now considered stigmatising and inappropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24693/22]
178. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if apartment dwellers whose building shares a single MPRN but who pay their electricity bills separately can avail of the full €200 energy rebate for domestic energy users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24232/22]
173. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will adjust the SEAI grant scheme to allow the technical assessment and the BER assessment to be done by the same specialist to help reduce the cost of preparing the technical assessment for the retrofit programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24130/22]
339. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will continue and increase funding for services urgently needed to support people with long-Covid who are extremely ill with severe symptoms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23998/22]
775. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for urgent, urgent 1 and non-urgent patients at the symptomatic breast cancer clinic at University Hospital Galway; the number of patients on each list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23139/22]
596. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views that it is legal to offer Irish citizens who were studying medicine or dentistry in Ukraine a place in an Irish university as they may not have the required CAO points for the year that they started their studies and they could be taking the place of another student who may have lost out on a place having received higher points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22999/22]