474. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer’s allowance review initiated on 7 February 2023 for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26115/23]
72. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what measures her Department are taking to address the employment vacancies and skills shortages in the tourism trade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23705/23]
63. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what engagement her Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) in regards to the hire car shortage and increased rental costs that are impacting on rural tourism in County Wexford and beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23704/23]
49. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what provisions her Department is taking to introduce financial supports to the tourism sector for the development of sustainable policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23706/23]
41. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what immediate provisions her Department is taking to support tourism businesses which will be gravely impacted by the lack of available tourism beds for the 2023 season; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23707/23]
5. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what discussions her Department is currently engaged with in respect of extending the special 9% vat rate for the hospitality sector beyond September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23703/23]
3. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the provision that her Department is making to introduce financial supports to the tourism sector for the development of sustainable policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23938/23]
677. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the considerations his Department is giving to the inclusion of the drugs saxenda and ozempic, both now recognised as valuable medications in the treatment of obesity, to the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22800/23]
676. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgeries carried out at Wexford General Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22785/23]
675. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time-equivalent radiographer sonographers working in Wexford General Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22784/23]
674. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a dedicated chronic disease clinic in Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22783/23]
673. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time-equivalent consultant vascular surgeons attached to University Hospital Waterford in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22782/23]
517. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that there is no digital exclusion in the delivery of public services by his Department; if he can confirm that all grant schemes and payment schemes under the auspices of his Department are accessible not just to online applicants, but can also be accessed and processed by people who are digitally excluded; if he will list all schemes that are only available to online applicants; how this sits with the Citizen Information Board report on digital exclusion and eGovernment in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21616/23]
247. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the measures his Department is taking to prevent digital exclusion in the context of the delivery of public services; the steps his Department has taken to give effect to the recommendations in the Citizen Information Board’s report on digital exclusion and eGovernment in Ireland; if there are any grant schemes paid from public funds that are only accessible to online applicants; his views on any such schemes in the context of combatting digital exclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21615/23]
118. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if the deployment of additional permanent driver testers is now complete; if he will confirm the current number of active driver testers; if the ongoing backlog in driving tests has been evaluated as requiring further additional resources at this present time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21014/23]
86. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the plans that will be put in place to address the unacceptable long delays in the National Car Test system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20813/23]
64. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the provisions his Department is taking to increase roads maintenance funding to Wexford County Council following his visit to the county on 10 February; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20812/23]
36. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the publishing of a Departmental ten-year strategic plan for the haulage sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20814/23]
12. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the discussions his Department has had with regards to the development of a free zone area at Rosslare Europort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20815/23]
2. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the urgent actions his Department is taking to address the huge infrastructural deficits at Ireland’s ports; the level of funding his Department will be providing to ports to prepare for offshore wind energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21013/23]
361. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of external consultant reports commissioned by the bodies under his Department's aegis in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date, by report, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20550/23]
360. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date, by report, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20549/23]
318. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of external consultant reports commissioned by the bodies under his Department’s aegis in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date, by report, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20552/23]
317. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date, by report, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20551/23]
314. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the target of 2030 to reach eradication of bovine tuberculosis remains realistic and achievable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20336/23]
313. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the herd incidence of bovine tuberculosis in each of the years 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20335/23]
312. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the badger population vaccinated in each of the years 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20334/23]
311. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the annual badger population figures for Ireland in each of years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20333/23]
212. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the review his Department conducted regarding domestic wastewater treatment systems and the grant schemes available to households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20323/23]
172. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of external consultant reports commissioned by the bodies under her Department's aegis in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date, by report, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20546/23]
171. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of external consultant reports commissioned by her Department in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date, by report, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20545/23]
142. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of external consultant reports commissioned by the bodies under his Department’s aegis in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date, by report, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20544/23]
141. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date, by report, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20543/23]
114. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of external consultant reports commissioned by the bodies under his Department's aegis in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date, by report, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20548/23]
113. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date, by report, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20547/23]
626. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if employees of the Irish Wheelchair Association have been deemed eligible for the Covid-19 pandemic recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19569/23]
281. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the current status of an approved extension for a school (details supplied) to which a design team was appointed in January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19572/23]
217. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; when the Board will be permitted to resume clinics/hearings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19118/23]
110. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children on a wait list for services with the children’s disability network teams in New Ross, County Wexford; the average wait times for children to access services with the CDNT in New Ross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18523/23]
109. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of children awaiting an assessment of needs with the children’s disability network teams in New Ross, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18522/23]
108. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current vacancies within the children’s disability network teams in New Ross, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18521/23]
1118. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the vaccination figures of badgers for 2022, and the first quarter of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17305/23]
1117. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail the incident levels of TB in the dairy/cattle herd for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17304/23]
69. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the Budget for the near zero energy building training centres of excellence; if that budget has been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10516/23]
738. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of a primary care centre in New Ross, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15383/23]
673. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to include nurses studying and training under a sponsorship scheme in the travel and subsistence scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14909/23]
660. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made by his Department and the HSE that no additional dentists or dental team members will be hired under the €5 million funding announced in Budget 2023 to address backlogs in the HSE public dental service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14819/23]
659. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the plan for the use of the €5 million funding announced in Budget 2023 to address backlogs in the HSE public dental service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14818/23]