68. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average tree cover in the 100 largest towns in Ireland; if he plans to increase tree cover to counteract higher temperatures in the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5905/23]
67. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update regarding the proposed transfer of lands from his Department to the Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4774/23]
39. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the arrangements that have been made to ensure that former members of the Defence Forces who were involved in the Covid-19 response, for example, administering vaccines, and met the criteria to be categorised as frontline workers, will receive the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4775/23]
5. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update regarding the independent review group into the allegations made by a group (details supplied). [4773/23]
256. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the purported 552-week waiting list for children awaiting tonsilitis assessment and surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5047/23]
166. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the meeting of a group (details supplied) and officials from his Department on 30 September 2022 which despite repeated requests from the representative group no follow up has been provided. [5046/23]
118. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount of time he envisages the LE Róisín and LE Niamh will remain in operational reserve due to staffing shortages; and if the staff shortages in the naval service will affect the deployment of the two new ships due to arrive from New Zealand in the coming months. [5048/23]
79. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of appointments booked and paid for more than 28 days in advance of a NCT test per test centre; and the amount of revenue this generated in 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date, in tabular form. [5049/23]
537. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the meeting of the Kinnegad Steering Group and officials from his Department on 30 September 2022, where, despite repeated requests from the representative group, no follow-up has been provided. [4735/23]
319. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of Section 39 agencies that have not submitted the necessary paperwork which would ensure payment of €1,000 pandemic bonus to frontline workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3895/23]
286. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents in which a person was arrested by a member of An Garda Síochána who had apprehended the suspect having pursued them on foot in each of the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form. [3894/23]
647. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been brought to the memo from the HSE sent to early learning, childhood service providers and schools to be distributed to parents and guardians regarding the flu vaccine for children aged 2 years to 12 years, and the accompanying schedule for vaccination centres providing this vaccine; the reason pharmacies providing the flu vaccine to children are excluded from mention in this memo and not considered as an alternative to vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3372/23]
616. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE genetics nurses working in the cancer genetics department of St. James's Hospital in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [3250/23]
615. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total capital funding provided to each level 4 hospital in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [3249/23]
614. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE orthopaedic staff nurses working at both CHI Crumlin and Temple Street in the years 2020 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [3248/23]
613. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of young adults on the waiting list for respite services in County Longford. [3247/23]
492. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with the HSE since the cessation of the Midlands Youth Drug and Alcohol Services Extern service on 31 December 2022; the timeline for the commencement of the new service, considering young people in the midlands have been without this vital service and support since before Christmas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2726/23]
420. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with Tusla - the Child and Family Agency in relation to the lack of step-down places, resulting in children being kept in secure units for longer than is necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2725/23]
405. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the engagement she has had with Department officials to resolve the issue of pay increases for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3186/23]
342. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the refurbishment works that were carried out at Gormanston Camp during 2022; if each of the capital works are completed or ongoing; and the refurbishment works that will be carried out at this camp during 2023. [3251/23]
1241. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if his Department have provided him with the details of the proposed inquiry into the historical licensing and use of Sodium Valproate; and if so, when he intends to bring a Memo for Government on this issue. [63529/22]
1235. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of speech therapists assigned to County Longford; if that number is sufficient to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63498/22]
1234. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for speech and language therapy appointments in County Longford. [63497/22]
1233. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when an appointment for speech and language therapy in the medical centre, Ballyminion, Longford will issue to a person (details supplied). [63496/22]
1074. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the current list of countries for which family reunification programmes exist; and the other countries that are being considered for entry to or removal from the programmes. [63503/22]
955. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that has been applied for or is being considered in relation to the Grange building childcare facility in Mullingar, County Westmeath. [63501/22]
954. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered the advantageous location of the Westmeath community childcare office in Mullingar in terms of size, location and accessibility for a regional office service. [63500/22]
953. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the regionalisation of community childcare offices. [63499/22]
909. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1584/23]
693. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of NEPS assessments available to primary schools in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the number carried out; and the value and number funded by her Department outside of these allocations in the same period in tabular form. [63502/22]
692. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if any consideration has been given to increase the funding allocated to primary and secondary schools to allow them to provide adequate heating and hot water to pupils, particularly during the current Arctic weather. [63495/22]
632. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the last time that the age limit for entry into each of the sectors of the Defence Forces was reviewed; if it was undertaken with comparison to international practice; and when the next age review regarding entry is due to take place. [63528/22]
491. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money requested by those in County Longford under the voids programme in 2020; the number of units proposed to be refurbished in County Longford; the amount allocated to County Longford from this fund in 2020; and the number of units to be refurbished in County Longford in tabular form. [63562/22]
490. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he receives regular updates on the number of homes applied for through the vacant homes scheme in County Longford; and, if so, if he will provide figures. [63561/22]
489. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the vacant home schemes and policies are sufficient in addressing the vacant homes issue in County Longford. [63560/22]
488. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided for a vacant homes officer in County Longford, in tabular form. [63559/22]
487. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full-time vacant homes officers in County Longford, in tabular form. [63558/22]
486. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money requested by those in County Westmeath under the voids programme in 2020; the number of units proposed to be refurbished in County Westmeath; the amount allocated to County Westmeath from this fund in 2020; and the number of units to be refurbished in County Westmeath in tabular form. [63556/22]
485. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he receives regular updates on the number of homes applied for through the vacant homes scheme in County Westmeath; and, if so, if he will provide figures. [63555/22]
484. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the vacant home schemes and policies are sufficient in addressing the vacant homes issue in County Westmeath. [63554/22]
483. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided for a vacant homes officer in County Westmeath, in tabular form. [63553/22]
482. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full-time vacant homes officers in County Westmeath, in tabular form. [63552/22]
479. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement he has had with Tuath and Longford County Council in relation to the properties at Colmcille Terrace, Granard, County Longford. [63509/22]
169. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the proposed N4 realignment regarding the potential routes, timelines and community engagement. [63522/22]
167. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the potential of reopening Killucan train station in County Westmeath. [63508/22]
166. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement that he has had with Irish Rail in relation to the ongoing overcrowding issue on trains from Mullingar to Dublin on the morning trains given that those trains consist of only four carriages. [63507/22]
300. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is taking to ensure all front-line workers employed by a Section 39 have received the promised pandemic bonus of €1,000 before Christmas 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62846/22]