87. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a guardian's payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55684/22]
914. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the pandemic bonus payment of €1,000 will be paid to a person (details supplied) who works in the emergency department of University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54204/22]
635. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54253/22]
282. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the long waiting lists for audiology tests; his plans to establish a Departmental working group to assist in developing a cohesive, efficient and caring strategy that addresses the hearing needs of the Irish adult population and in turn, reduces the financial health burden on the State in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53946/22]
174. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance when he expects to appoint the new members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeals to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53934/22]
636. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when circadin will be available on the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53071/22]
439. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if the extra benefits announced in Budget 2023 for people on disability allowance will be available to those who have come off disability allowance on a temporary basis to undertake Solas training courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52886/22]
387. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the situation in which trainee educational and child psychologists are working side-by-side with clinical psychologist trainees in schools, but are unpaid for their work, unlike their clinical psychologist colleagues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53023/22]
185. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the energy regulator stating that it has no function in dealing with former customers of a company (details supplied) which left the Irish energy market earlier this year, leaving many pre-paid customers, who were in credit, owed significant sums of money by the company; the steps that he proposes to take to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52921/22]
117. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of the additional 23 specialist nurses in adult neurology services that will be allocated to the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52417/22]
84. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of children's disability network teams, CDNTs, in community healthcare organisations, CHOs, 3 and 5; the locations in which each team is based; the numbers of staff in whole-time equivalent, WTE, terms approved for each team; the numbers currently assigned to each team; the number of vacant positions on each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52416/22]
36. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of new gardaí who have been recruited to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52412/22]
4. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the development and implementation of the Garda Reserve strategy 2021-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52413/22]
218. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health how often the adult diabetes clinic is run and the number of speciality diabetes clinics that are run, for example, a young adult clinic, type 1 adult clinic, type 2 clinic, a diabetes podiatry clinic and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52105/22]
217. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of times the adult diabetes clinic is run; the number of speciality diabetes clinics that are run, for example, a young adult clinic, type 1 adult clinic, type 2 clinic, a diabetes podiatry clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52104/22]
216. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the process employed by UL Hospitals Group in moving people from the waiting list to the adult outpatient's diabetes clinic list; the way the waiting list is monitored; the reason the number of people waiting up to two years has reduced but the number of people waiting in excess of two years is increasing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52103/22]
215. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the directive or clinical recommendations that the HSE gives its medical consultants for prescribing insulin pumps for adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52100/22]
212. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to include the Omnipod tubeless, wireless insulin patch pump on the list of approved Insulin pumps that have been added to the Insulin Pump and Transmitter Pricing Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52097/22]
211. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the status of the 2021 application to HSE to have the NovoPen 6 and the NovoPen Echo Plus Smart Insulin Pens included for reimbursement on the long-term Illness scheme; the reason this particular application still has not concluded over 12 months after the application was submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52096/22]
210. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the status of the Freestyle Libre 2 application for reimbursement on the HSEs long-term illness scheme through the Community Funded AIDS and Appliances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52095/22]
143. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to reports that in order to claim illness benefit for Covid-related illness, a PCR test is not accepted, and that an individual is expected to attain a medical certificate from a doctor at considerable cost; if she will revoke this requirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52395/22]
802. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the support packages announced for the private sector in Budget 2023 will also be extended to the charity sector, including the temporary business energy support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50184/22]
740. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the requirements which need to be met in order that the University of Limerick Hospitals Group can offer insulin pump therapy as a treatment option for adults with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50178/22]
676. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the trainee educational and child psychologist programme is now the only type of psychologist training programme which is not Government funded; his plans to deal with this very unfair anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49828/22]
541. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he recognises the outstanding contribution that foster carers make to Irish society; his plans, if any, to increase the rate paid for the fostering allowance, which has not been increased since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49800/22]
473. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who has a claim for arrears of carers allowance has been refused as this person is only working 16 hours and the extra hours of income was holiday pay he was owed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49463/22]
411. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the trainee educational and child psychologist programme is now the only type of psychologist training programme which is not Government funded; her plans to deal with this very unfair anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49829/22]
269. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Revenue Commissioners are now demanding that businesses settle tax owed under the debt warehousing scheme (details supplied); his views on whether the insistence by the Revenue Commissioners on the repayment of warehoused debt will lead to bankruptcies; his plans to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49808/22]
206. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that not every household will receive the energy credits promised given that electricity supply companies allocate the credit per MPRN number and those in rented apartments that share an MPRN also have to share the electricity credit; his plans to ensure that every household benefits fully from the energy credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50180/22]
356. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that therapeutic venesection is not being provided at present in the mid-West; when this vital and normal service will be provided in the mid-West for patients suffering from haemochromatosis and who are currently iron-overloaded, which is endangering their health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49197/22]
228. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department currently has a backlog of over 80,000 applications for exceptional needs’ payments, which is contradictory to the notion of financially assisting a person with an urgent exceptional need; her plans to deal with this significant backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48826/22]
688. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if a dentist will be suggested for a person (details supplied) given that all dentists in Limerick are full and they are not accepting new patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48447/22]
386. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the large number of pupils from Castleconnell, County Limerick who are attending a school (details supplied), but are unable to avail of the free school transport which they have applied for; if she will sanction extra resources to deal with their case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48181/22]
267. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when agency staff (details supplied) will receive the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47502/22]
476. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a job evaluation application by a person (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45434/22]
622. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to streamline the process for the recruitment of non-European Union healthcare workers for the nursing home sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45093/22]
1338. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if following the recent meeting between officials of his Department and a charity (details supplied) he will consider increasing funding for the charity given the eleven-fold increase in the number of clients since the initial funding was awarded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43462/22]
1328. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will make a decision on whether to allow graduate entry medical students to apply for the SUSI student grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43205/22]
1066. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide pay restoration to those on the job initiative scheme and the community employment scheme, similar to pay restoration provided for the public service in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42194/22]
1057. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department is deeming persons in receipt of approved retirement funds to be still engaged in self-employment and not to be eligible for benefit payment for 65-year-olds; her views on this interpretation of the legislation by her officials; if the matter will be clarified for the many holders of approved retirement funds under 65 years who will in due course be affected by this interpretation of the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42013/22]
29. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his work in relation to afforestation licensing. [38546/22]
28. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that he has made in implementing the various supports and schemes recommended by the Seafood Sector Taskforce. [38547/22]
414. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the standards that are in place for the teaching of English at English language schools in Ireland; if the biometric system for attendance is used by many of the schools regulated; if there is an appeal policy within the biometric system to enable a student to explain a minimal lateness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38451/22]
652. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has given consideration to allowing a sliding scale back-to-school allowance to allow families that are just above the household income threshold to receive a portion of the allowance to assist with the rising cost-of-living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38093/22]
605. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) was withdrawn by the carer's allowance section after they had submitted it in March 2020; the reason that there has been no communication since with the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37261/22]
549. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education her plans regarding schools that do not allow generic options for uniforms in contravention of Circular 0032/2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37346/22]
174. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of integrated care programme for older persons teams that are now in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37466/22]
98. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the improvements in dementia care that have been put in place over the past two years; the further developments that are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37465/22]