10. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps that have been taken to date regarding the Workplace Relations Commission ruling in December 2020 to roll out anti-discrimination training course and materials for all Defence Forces personnel with staff responsibilities due to be completed by the end of 2022. [13839/23]
1. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence given that the ceremonial handover of two inshore patrol vessels from New Zealand has taken place, the estimated additional crew, by rank, required to put these vessels to sea; and the duration and location of any familiarisation and training for crew before they can enter service. [13837/23]
288. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of meals on wheels services that were excluded from any measures introduced by this Government to meet the exceptional growth in the cost of electricity overheads. [14319/23]
287. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what her Department has done in relation to the provision of multi annual funding for meals on wheels service providers to allow for planned growth in line with increasing demand; and the progress that has been made to date in relation to standardisation of funding across the sector. [14318/23]
1457. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the mobile BreastCheck unit last operated in Mullingar; the reason it will not return to this highly populated area until late in 2023, given that the journey to Tullamore is a 40km roundtrip with irregular and infrequent transport links. [13577/23]
1024. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that has been made on the issue of pension provision for research staff grades who do not have access to public service pensions in higher education Institutions, particularly in relation to the technological university sector (details supplied). [13110/23]
859. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of letters issued to recipients of any payments authorised by her Department, per month in the years 2022 to date in 2023, and all associated costs, requesting the recipient transfer to bank payment from collection via the Post Office Network, in tabular form. [13875/23]
722. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of children from Ukraine currently living in Mullingar, County Westmeath who are availing of school transport and to which school, in tabular form. [13262/23]
641. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the application by a school (details supplied) for the urgent provision of additional accommodation, which the school was informed in December 2022 was in the final stage of its assessment given the nature of the application. [12616/23]
640. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the current status of the Phase 1 application from December 2022 by a school (details supplied) for proposed essential works to this growing school where places are in increasing demand. [12615/23]
484. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide further details on the plan recently announced in the media, of a scheme similar to the tenant in situ for households that are above the social housing income limits. [13538/23]
277. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had with his Cabinet colleagues to support and encourage women farmers. [11764/23]
276. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support the production of agricultural hemp. [11763/23]
275. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commission a social, economic and environmental impact assessment of factory-controlled feedlots. [11762/23]
274. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine he maximum funding available for TAMS via the Rural Development Programme and CAP Strategic Plans over the 2023 to 2027 period; the amount allocated in Budget 2023; the amount remaining to be allocated across 2024 to 2027. [11761/23]
221. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions, per year, that the drug ampligen has been applied for, denied access or approved via the exempt medicines scheme, in tabular form. [11749/23]
220. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current status of ampligen for treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME; and the engagement he has had with the European Medicines Agency, EMA, on the issue of authorisation. [11745/23]
649. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children aged between eight to 12 years inclusive, 13 to 15 inclusive, and 16 to 18 inclusive, who have been referred to the National Treatment Purchase Fund for dental treatment in each of the years 2020 to 2022, and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [11440/23]
402. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on an Emergency Works Application 1732 from 19 April 2022 by a school (details supplied). [11493/23]
85. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the reason working taxi licence owners cannot pass on their licence until death; and the proposals to amend this to facilitate transfer of ownership during the lifetime of the owner upon incapacitation or retirement. [10269/23]
556. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the list of Hospitals that used outsourced private cardiology services for both diagnosis and treatment. [9584/23]
555. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies by job title at St. Joseph's Campus, Longford; and when each vacancy will be filled, in tabular form. [9583/23]
554. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE ophthalmologist registrars working in Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2021, 2022, and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [9582/23]
553. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health If he will provide details of all autism-specific services available for adults in County Westmeath; the types of services available; and the waiting list for each service for each appointment type. [9581/23]
481. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank attached to each divisional public service vehicle inspectors as of 20 February 2023. [9586/23]
479. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners who were on waiting lists to access psychology services at the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9523/23]
478. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the ratio of psychologists to prisoners, per prison, at the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9522/23]
459. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of applicants to the commis chef apprenticeship level 6 programme in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [9590/23]
322. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the refurbishment works that were carried out at both Cathal Brugha and McKee Barracks in 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023; the nature of these works; and if each capital works project is completed or still ongoing. [9589/23]
313. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he spoke formally with his South Korean counterpart during the recent Munich Security Conference. [9585/23]
176. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the amount that Iarnród Éireann spent on personnel security within its stations and trains in 2022; and the additional funding that will be allocated for same in 2023. [9588/23]
127. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Enterprise Ireland will have a trade mission to Spain in Quarter 2 2023. [9587/23]
497. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the reported issues previously highlighted in Middletown House, Castletown Geoghegan, County Westmeath when an expression of interest for accommodation for Ukrainian families was made; if these issues have been resolved; if a contract has been entered into by his Department in relation to this building; and his Department’s future intentions are regarding its use for those seeking international protection. [8140/23]
194. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if given the population, Athlone is being considered as a location for the provision of a hospital. [7622/23]
101. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the temporary pause on post 1994 corporals and privates that have reached or are approaching mandatory retirement age for discharge remains in effect or if following any review, has been cancelled [7621/23]
547. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children on outpatient waiting lists at Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar in 2022. [6497/23]
546. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total number of people on outpatient waiting lists at Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar in 2022. [6496/23]
489. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to the official figures published by the Irish Prison Service which indicate that the combined capacity across Irish prisons has reached 100%; and his Department's plan to deal with this issue. [6498/23]
304. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of complaints made against serving members of the Defence Forces, per rank, by other members in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [7094/23]
303. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of bullying complaints that have been made against serving members of the Defence Forces, per rank, by other members in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [7093/23]
302. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of complaints of sexual assaults, sexual harassment or rape made against serving members of the Defence Forces per rank, by other members, in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [7092/23]
90. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement that he has had with the Department of Education, with a view to progressing integration of students from new communities in primary and post primary schools. [6177/23]
76. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement there has been with sports stadiums with regard to accessibility for those with a disability, including hidden disability. [6176/23]
25. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to process the applications for the exceptional needs payment and supplementary welfare allowance and clear the backlog. [6178/23]
289. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he and his Department will take to increase information provision to communities in relation to new international protection accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5907/23]
193. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if post-primary teachers who decide to upskill in order to teach home economics will be given the same financial assistance as those upskilling to teach mathematics, physics and Spanish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5623/23]
192. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the survey published by an organisation (details supplied) in October 2022, which found that home economics is the second most difficult subject for which to find a teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5622/23]
191. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of vacant home economics teacher positions in secondary schools in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, by county in tabular form. [5621/23]
182. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the land and buildings owned or leased by his Department in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [5904/23]
177. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol. [5906/23]