269. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when applications will be accepted for Innovate for Ireland, a new partnership between industry and the Government to recruit and retain research talent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62845/22]
248. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing time for applications for exceptional needs payments; the steps that she is taking to shorten the waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62847/22]
257. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the special Covid pandemic bonus will be paid to healthcare staff who worked for private companies on the front line during the Covid pandemic given the length of time that has passed since the announcement and the valuable work that these staff carried out in the private sector during the pandemic. [62432/22]
241. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the services currently available to those diagnosed with Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder; the way families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; if he will provide an update on discussions between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62368/22]
81. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of successful and unsuccessful applications to the caravan loan scheme in relation to supporting the provision of Traveller-specific accommodation by county in tabular form. [62486/22]
516. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice when a decision can be expected on an application by a person (details supplied) for citizenship. [62156/22]
478. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of staff who have applied to work from home on a part-time or permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62141/22]
466. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the areas of counties Westmeath and Longford that are currently undergoing works or that are being examined as suitable refugee or IPAS accommodation. [62317/22]
331. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence whether the Defence Forces Colour Vision Working Group established to review the colour vision requirements for joining the Defence Forces has completed its review; if a report has been presented to the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62139/22]
249. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the continued lack of insurance providers for community groups; if consideration has been given to the State providing cover in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62140/22]
114. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons employed within IDA and Enterprise Ireland-backed companies in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62126/22]
89. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current schedule for trade missions for 2023; if any adjustments will occur given the ongoing fuel crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62127/22]
186. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of public libraries that have reduced the floor space allocated to the display of books in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61394/22]
84. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the waiting times for those applying for the exceptional needs payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61395/22]
62. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of extra school transport places that have been provided since the initial allocation in September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61396/22]
16. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the waiting time by centre for NCT services; the steps he has taken to reduce the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61397/22]
605. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are awaiting an assessment for dyspraxia by county in tabular form. [60472/22]
297. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the supports and resources that are available to children with dyspraxia in secondary schools in counties Longford and Westmeath. [60474/22]
296. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the supports and resources that are available to children with dyspraxia in primary schools in counties Longford and Westmeath. [60473/22]
289. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of children now enrolled in a college (details supplied) following a section 29 appeal whereby they could not secure a place in a school in Mullingar due to oversubscription.
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229. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has engaged with (details supplied) following the publication of the report by the inspector on behalf of the charity's regulator; if he is satisfied that the correct processes, procedures and financial plans are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60471/22]
228. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the inspector’s report into (details supplied), its finances and structures which found amongst other discrepancies that funding was not ring-fenced for its intended purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60470/22]
227. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when meetings will resume between his Department and FACE Ireland which previously occurred every quarter. [60469/22]
798. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the effects the continued shortage of peat is having on the mushroom and horticulture sectors; and the measures his Department is implementing to support these sectors. [59552/22]
542. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students with a disability who have begun third level education by county in the academic year 2022-2023, in tabular form. [59554/22]
388. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the gratuity payment to community employment supervisors who have applied has been awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59551/22]
183. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the rollout of the national broadband scheme. [59553/22]
71. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools with DEIS status by county in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [58415/22]
65. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the supports and or supervision that are available for teachers who are dealing with trauma and traumatised students on a regular basis. [58416/22]
32. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the specific action his Department has taken in relation to the recruitment of aircraft technicians given the levels of vacancies that currently exist in the Air Corps and the buoyant Irish aviation market. [58289/22]
29. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he has seen the interim report by the independent review group into the allegations by a group known as the Women of Honour and others; if he intends to publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58290/22]
6. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the measures that his Department is taking to implement parity of healthcare between officers and enlisted personnel in the Defence Forces. [58288/22]
765. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the alternative interim arrangements that his Department will implement, given that the Midlands Youth Drug and Alcohol Service is to cease at the end of 2022 (details supplied). [58149/22]
496. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the case of people attending training with the National Learning Network but were transferred from a long-term disability payment to a training allowance and are now being excluded from the €500 lump sum payment announced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57257/22]
494. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans or proposals for modular homes in Connolly Barracks, Longford, County Longford. [58158/22]
493. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans or proposals for modular homes in Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [58154/22]
475. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of IPAS contracts and the expiration date of each contract by county in tabular form. [58150/22]
461. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department intends to review the household benefits package with a view to increasing same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57897/22]
418. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will review the household benefits package, given the energy and cost-of-living crisis. [57256/22]
303. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grounds in which a RAS tenant can be evicted from a property since the introduction of the eviction ban on 30 October 2022 until 31 March 2023. [57896/22]
268. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grounds on which a local authority can evict an RAS tenant since the introduction of the eviction ban. [57255/22]
147. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the British Prime Minister at the British-Irish Council meeting. [57254/22]
15. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [54853/22]
359. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of second level teachers who have taken part in teacher training programmes funded and delivered by organisations (details supplied) in the years 2021 and to date in 2022. [56747/22]
358. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of second level schools by county that have facilitated an education programme (details supplied) in the years 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [56746/22]
219. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of pinchpoints between Athlone and Meelick that have been removed to date in 2022. [56745/22]
218. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of pinchpoints in the Shannon Callows area that have been removed to facilitate the natural flow of water in times of flooding. [56744/22]