58. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the current average waiting time for retiring teachers to receive their pensions; and the number who have waited more than eight weeks for their first payment in 2022. [61241/22]
495. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be taken on Tallaght University Hospital's submission for a new 72-inpatient bed block. [56117/22]
302. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when the National Cervical Screening Laboratory will open; the fully staffed annual testing capacity of the laboratory; the number of samples sent abroad for testing in each year for the past five years; and the total cost of sending samples abroad for testing in each year for the past five years. [54043/22]
222. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason that a teacher returning from teaching outside the EU would be denied an application for incremental credit on the basis of having taught in a fee- paying school. [54045/22]
221. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason behind the change to assessment of need applications as recently communicated to schools by the NCSE; her views that it is appropriate for school principals to make these referrals; the additional resources that will be provided to schools to compensate for these additional duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54044/22]
159. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time to access an NCT appointment; if he accepts that reported six-month delays on an annual test risk compromising both the testing model and public confidence in it; the additional resources that are being put in place to alleviate the extreme pressure on the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53940/22]
400. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) has a special educational needs coordinator; if not, the reason for this; if the school has been allocated 1.5 teachers and two SNAs for every six SEN pupils; and when the SEN pupils in the school will be allocated their additional teaching resources to allow resource classes to begin. [49776/22]
132. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason that firefighters and paramedics with Dublin Fire Brigade have not received the pandemic special recognition payment despite providing front-line ambulance services during the crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46226/22]
131. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will list all of the eligible categories of workers for the pandemic special recognition payment. [46225/22]
1986. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when he expects the vacant position for a urology consultant at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin to be filled; if he appreciates the time-sensitive nature of filling such a post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43958/22]
1464. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for successful naturalisation applications to be processed at present; the number of applications currently being considered; and the number of live applications still being processed that were submitted prior to 1 September 2020. [43961/22]
1172. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any plans to reintroduce the dietary supplement to help those on a special diet prescribed by a doctor or hospital consultant in this time of increased cost of living. [43960/22]
1171. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current average waiting time for a public services card appointment; and the current average waiting time for a card to be issued. [43959/22]
130. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current average waiting time for the home surveys that are required to access Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland free energy upgrades. [43962/22]
1936. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons on a waiting list for home care packages in the CHO 7 area. [41284/22]
1935. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the CHO 7 area awaiting an assessment of need, by category of assessment, in tabular form. [41283/22]
1688. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when specific general practitioner visit cards will be issued to children of six to seven years of age. [39922/22]
1649. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when he expects negotiations with a manufacturer (details supplied) to be completed and approval granted for patients with cystic fibrosis to access kaftrio. [39676/22]
1037. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of children at both primary and post-primary level who are in need of, but who do not have a special educational needs place for September 2022 in the Dublin south west area. [39677/22]
756. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of individual properties in the Dublin south west area that were identified by the working group to examine defects in housing; and when he expects to publish their report. [41399/22]
278. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons awaiting a driving test in each testing centre in tabular form. [41282/22]
183. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if there are any plans to expand the home tuition programme which is available to children with a diagnosis of ASD who are of preschool age to include other developmental disorders such as koolen de vries syndrome. [35035/22]
183. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the hospital liaison initiative that was carried out in Tallaght University Hospital in which patients with addiction issues were given a pathway toward community-based support organisations; the assessment of that pilot programme’s outcomes; and if this approach has been or will be replicated in other hospitals or healthcare settings. [34681/22]
384. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the list of professionals who may witness a passport application has changed; and the reason that an individual using the same day renewal service in the Cork Passport Office would have been refused on the grounds of a school teacher being the witness for the purpose of the application. [33761/22]
130. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if children diagnosed with Koolen De Vries syndrome are eligible for the Summer Education Programme. [33154/22]
228. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties that have been approved for upgrades, by each local authority, under the energy efficiency retrofit programme in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the number of upgrade works that have been completed, by each local authority in 2021, in tabular form. [26232/22]
692. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of paediatric patients on the waiting list for audiology services in the HSE community audiology service in the Russell Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24; the average waiting time to access services; and the number of paediatric patients that have been waiting for longer than two years. [24444/22]
177. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current average waiting time for the home surveys that are required to access SEAI free energy upgrades. [24203/22]
619. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for successful naturalisation applications to be processed at present; the number of applications currently being considered; and the number of live applications still being processed that were submitted prior to 1 May 2020. [22568/22]
254. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if she is satisfied that current legislation is sufficient to deal with the growing use of nitrous oxide as a psychotropic; if not, the work that is under way in her Department to change the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21541/22]
797. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the status of the Reserve Defence Forces company headquarters building on Green Road, Carlow; if the building is still assigned to the Reserve Defence Forces or has been sold; if not, the body that controls the property; if the State has contracted private security for the property; and if so, the length and total cost of that contract to date. [19417/22]
676. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of adults accessing speech and language therapy services in CHO 7; the number of adults awaiting assessment for the services; the number of adults who have had an assessment and are on waiting lists to access services; and the average wait time for assessment and post-assessment access. [17478/22]
157. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the widespread difficulties parents are experiencing with consent forms for children’s first-time passports being rejected due to incorrect dates; the changes he plans to bring forward to remedy this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14986/22]
1038. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children who require follow-on cardiac surgery in the Mater Hospital, Dublin following a previous surgery which resulted in an adverse outcome and has therefore necessitated a second surgery. [14805/22]
781. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when he expects agreement to be reached with an association (details supplied) to ensure that the dental treatment services scheme is able to provide more than emergency dental procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11668/22]
780. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists operating within the dental treatment services scheme per CHO area in each year for the past four years in tabular form. [11667/22]
779. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of patients treated through the dental treatment services scheme in each year for the past four years, in tabular form [11666/22]
778. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the amount that was spent through the dental treatment services scheme in each year for the past four years, in tabular form. [11665/22]
929. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a recent examination has been undertaken of the drug and alcohol task forces’ catchment areas with a view to the changing needs for resources and funding; if so, when it was undertaken; and the details of same. [8457/22]
705. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given a date for a psychological assessment by an organisation. [7741/22]
704. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a preschool assignment and a psychological assessment by an organisation (details supplied) based in south-west Dublin. [7739/22]
175. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the position of the Government with regard to Irish banks, particularly those that are largely in State hands, freezing or suspending the accounts of customers who conduct personal banking with Iran-based bank accounts. [4100/22]
Bill entitled an Act to require pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment suppliers and their servants or agents, to declare payments, gifts, donations or other transfers of values provided to healthcare professionals or health care organisations on an annual basis.
552. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue BreastCheck screening; and the number of those who have been waiting for longer than six months. [62617/21]
551. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue for bowel screening; and the number of those who have been waited longer than six months. [62616/21]
550. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue for cervical screening; and the number of those who have waited for longer than six months. [62615/21]
549. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently overdue their annual BreastHealth mammogram post-treatment for breast cancer; and the number of those who have waited longer than six months. [62614/21]