309. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the capital budget allocation for her Department in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [31084/23]
622. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of increasing dispensing fees of community pharmacies, to a flat fee model of care being reimbursed at €6.50 per medicine. [29178/23]
621. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health his and his Departments engagement to date with the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform in relation to an increase in dispensing fees for community pharmacies to €6.50 per medicine. [29177/23]
620. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the representative bodies he and his Department have engaged with as part of the review of community pharmacies services, the representative bodies that remain to be engaged with, and the timeline for such engagement. [29176/23]
123. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had with other Government Departments regarding the European Commission’s Copernicus Emergency Management Services (EMS) issuance of a warning on 8 June 2023 stating that Ireland is at an extreme risk of wildfires; the contingency plans that are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28619/23]
117. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by those utilising the atypical visa process, including delays in processing which is causing particular difficulties for those working in the nursing home sector; the steps she will take to address the obstacles within the atypical visa department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28618/23]
1374. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement he has had with TUS, Athlone in relation to student accommodation for the upcoming academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27951/23]
1221. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement his Department has had with the INMO in relation to the latest figures outlining the number of patients on trolleys awaiting a hospital bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27952/23]
1186. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that have exited the fair deal scheme and ceased operating in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, per county, in tabular form. [27731/23]
1185. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund in relation to the fair deal scheme as it applies to nursing homes. [27730/23]
1184. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the nursing homes that have already exited the fair deal scheme and the nursing homes that have applied to exit the fair deal scheme, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27729/23]
1122. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the drug, Ozempic, used to treat obesity as a consequence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) will be available to medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27210/23]
1020. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cross-departmental engagement his Department has had with the Department of Education regarding the scoping inquiry, as announced by the Minister for Education in March 2023, into allegations of historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders. [27213/23]
892. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of illegal narcotic seizures and the monetary value of each seizure in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, per county, in tabular form. [27728/23]
751. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications under the domestic lead remediation grant scheme since its introduction in 2016, per local authority, in tabular form. [27950/23]
660. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement his Department has had with officials in Longford County Council in relation to the exceptional and severe fiscal challenges faced by LCC following the closure of ESB Lough Ree Power Station, Lanesboro, County Longford, and the resulting loss of income. [27216/23]
574. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the activities of the Parents' Rights Alliance, Irish Education Alliance and the Irish National Party, particularly their online campaigns encouraging citizens to remove books from libraries and to petition schools regarding their curriculum; the engagement, if any, her Department has had with An Garda Síochána, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage or the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27949/23]
538. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if her Department will engage with Roscommon Comhairle na nÓg, a group of 28 young people, regarding a project they are developing to provide a non-clinical listening service in every Roscommon secondary school that would ensure every student has access to at least one session once a year, aimed towards people who may not normally speak up or speak about their mental health challenges and which was voted on by their representatives from every secondary school in County Roscommon at their Annual Youth Conference in October 2022. [27620/23]
511. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education how long the survivor engagement process in preparation for the establishment of a public inquiry into historic child abuse within boarding and day schools is expected to take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27449/23]
510. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when the Scoping Inquiry into Historical Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools run by Religious Orders is expected to commence. [27448/23]
484. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she intends to publish an interim report of the scoping inquiry, as announced by her Department in March 2023 into allegations of historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders. [27214/23]
483. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the cross-departmental engagement her Department has had in relation to the scoping inquiry, as announced in March 2023 into allegations of historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders. [27211/23]
481. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the basis on which an applicant (details supplied) for school transport has been notified that there is no school transport service available from their home for their child. [27185/23]
480. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of children with an address in Mullingar that had an application submitted for school transport to a school (details supplied) for the 2023-2024 school year. [27168/23]
439. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement his Department has had with other Government Departments in relation to improving the delivery of the work permit system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27454/23]
438. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement his Department, the IDA and Enterprise Ireland are undertaking to secure foreign and indigenous direct investment in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27451/23]
437. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement his Department, the IDA and Enterprise Ireland are undertaking to secure foreign and indigenous direct investment in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27450/23]
404. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the disposal of disused Garda stations in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27453/23]
393. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of disused Garda stations in counties Longford and Westmeath. [27452/23]
124. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the scheduled upcoming roles in which Irish election observers are due to participate; and the proposed number of participants per role. [27167/23]
123. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of expressions of interest received by the set closing date of 26 May 2023 for the election observer role; the percentage of those expressing interest who are women; and the percentage of those expressing interest who have previously expressed interest. [27166/23]
232. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason two persons (details supplied) are not receiving the full amount of jobseeker's allowance, given they are currently homeless, unable to source accommodation via the HAP scheme due to the chronic shortage of properties and are being supported with emergency bed and breakfast vouchers by the local authority. [26792/23]
202. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the criteria and benchmarks to be utilised as part of dimension two of the longitudinal study exploring the implementation and impact of the Junior Cycle Framework in post-primary schools to ensure adequate spread of DEIS school, gaelscoileanna, geographical location, Gaeltacht and gender. [26964/23]
201. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the key bodies and agencies in Irish education involved in dimension one of the longitudinal study exploring the implementation and impact of the Junior Cycle Framework in post-primary schools. [26963/23]
200. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by her; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [26962/23]
199. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the composition of each of the NCCA Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificated subject development groups and any other subject review groups, in tabular form, per curriculum subject. [26961/23]
783. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder services and support will be in place in County Longford. [26348/23]
782. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation for Mullingar Regional Hospital in the years of 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [26347/23]
667. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the increase in income limits for those under 70 years applying for a medical card will be applied. [25707/23]
625. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the inspections, per county, conducted by his Department on sites being utilised for those seeking international protection in this country in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [26353/23]
624. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE speech and language therapists in the children's disability network teams in County Westmeath that are currently vacant, in tabular form; and when these vacancies are expected to be filled. [26346/23]