Emer Higgins — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
7 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked7 total
Education5 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the status of the community contribution refund that is due to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42804/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) has been and continues to be covered by State indemnity insurance since 2012 and, as such, did not require separate building insurance from that date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42805/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will consider raising the compulsory retirement age of drivers who are in possession of a full PSV licence, a full driver licence and are certified as medically fit to drive, who have been working for contractors on contracts with Bus Éireann but are currently required to retire at 70 years of age given the shortage of bus drivers and the knock-on effect this is having on families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44039/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the status of the progress and timelines for delivery of new school accommodation for post-primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44236/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the status of progress and the timelines for the delivery of new school accommodation for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44237/22]
Transport1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the general timeline for issuing a SPSV driver licence once an application has been made to the carriage office by a newly passed driver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42802/22]
Rural1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the €22 million grant scheme made available for upgrading rural laneways under the local improvement scheme will be made available to upgrade a laneway in rural Dublin (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43926/22]
Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
24 questions ·
1 new lobbying return
Questions asked24 total
Housing8 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm whether his Department consulted the European Commission on all amendments to the Electoral Reform Bill 2022, including the last amendments introduced in Seanad Éireann in July 2022, including the new Part V of the Bill on disinformation. [41935/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of all section 28 Ministerial guidelines issued in the past decade with a brief summary of the guidelines in tabular form. [42584/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of his affordable housing targets as set out in figure 3 on page 32 of Housing For All for each year by scheme (details supplied). [43632/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the social housing output figures for Q2 2022 with a full breakdown by delivery stream including SHIP, CALF and CAS turnkey and construction streams. [43633/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the number of shared-equity loan applications to date, the value of those applications, the number of approvals, the value of those approvals and the number of drawdowns; and the value of those drawdowns to date in tabular form. [43635/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the regulations for the defective block remediation scheme including a list of all regulations currently being drafted; and the estimated date for the completion of those regulations. [43636/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to publish the Mulcahy Report into certain planning matters in County Donegal; and the actions that he intends to take on foot of the contents of the report. [43637/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the report of the working group on defective buildings; the steps that he intends to take to provide redress for homeowners affected by the defects dealt with in this report. [43638/22]
Health6 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health when an operation will be rescheduled for a person (details supplied). [42056/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if it is intended for Covid-19 to be considered as an occupational injury for those working in health, social and other care settings, in which infection risk is increased, as is the case in several other European Union member states. [42343/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the reason that the criteria in HR circular 22/2022, which relates to the new temporary scheme of paid leave for public health service employees who are unfit for work post Covid-19 infection, excludes employees who do not work in a Covid-19 exposed environment as defined in the Risk Assessment for Covid-19 Vaccination Guidelines for Healthcare Workers but who contracted Covid-19 in their workplace during 2020 and 2021; and if his Department will reconsider this exclusion given the number of healthcare workers impacted by long Covid. [42344/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the action that has been taken by his Department and individual hospitals to provide support to employees who contracted Covid-19 in their workplace; and the supports that are provided to staff who contracted Covid-19 in their workplace and now live with long Covid. [42345/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the reason that some pieces of medical equipment are funded in some CHO areas but not in others; and if action will be taken to ensure equality across all CHO areas in this regard. [43854/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the reason that an application for funding for a piece of medical equipment on behalf of a person (details supplied) was refused; and if the decision will be reconsidered given the lack of services available to the person from the HSE in their area. [43855/22]
Finance3 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if budget 2023 will include a package of temporary financial supports for independent food retailers and small supermarkets in order to assist such retailers in meeting increased energy costs. [42256/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the reason that the VAT rate for concrete is lower than that for building products generally. [43453/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for the help-to-buy scheme; the number of approvals for the scheme; the drawdowns for the scheme for each year since the scheme was launched, with monetary amounts for each category, in tabular form. [43634/22]
Education3 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of a new school building for a school (details supplied); the stage at which the project is at in the capital programme; when an application for planning permission will be made; and the timeline for the completion of the school. [42585/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if additional ASD classrooms will be provided for a school (details supplied) on a phased basis during the delivery of the new school building programme rather than all at the end of the programme. [42586/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if additional funding will be provided to the DEIS connects programme for schools such as in the case of a school (details supplied) to ensure that all children have access to laptops or other devices. [42587/22]
Social1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that the public services card is not acceptable as a form of ID for the opening of credit union and bank accounts; and if she will review this to ensure that it can be used for opening back accounts and so on where the holder does not hold a driving licence or passport. [43509/22]
Children1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that drop-in crèche facilities are excluded from accessing the new core funding model; and if he will take action to address the exclusion of this service [41945/22]
Justice1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the current status of an application by a person (details supplied) to transfer to an Irish prison under the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act 1995; and if she will provide assurance that advices from her Department will be submitted at the next related hearing in October given the developments regarding the application. [44155/22]
Agriculture1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position the Government took in relation to the Cypriot Government’s proposal at the Agrifish meeting of 24 May 2022 for the establishment of a European Union positive list for keeping companion animals; and the reason there was no position placed on the record during the meeting. [42238/22]
New lobbying1 return
Irish Wildlife Trust CLG.Environment
reform of the National Parks and Wildlife Service
Mark Ward — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
25 questions ·
4 new lobbying returns
Questions asked25 total
Health11 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the supports that are in place for persons trying to access IVF through the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42468/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the Government’s plans in relation to Sharing the Vision for a pilot reconfiguration of services that could ascertain the specific mental health needs of the 0 to 25 years cohort that should be established to inform the staffing requirements of child and adolescent mental health services and general adult mental health service teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42764/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of the CORU registration process for psychotherapists under the Health and Social Care Act 2005: the cost involved in the regulation of CORU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43762/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of the disposal of land by the Department of Education to his Department to provide a primary health care centre in Collinstown, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43830/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will report on on-site clinical accommodation for perinatal mental health services in the maternity hospitals in Cork, Limerick and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43844/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of the current plans by HSE estates to provide accommodation provision for a perinatal inpatient service at St. Vincent’s University Hospital campus in CHO6; if this site will be included on the national list of priorities for HSE estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43845/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plans that the HSE has to increase the level of psychiatry supports as recommended by the Women’s Health Task Force to the 13 perinatal mental health spoke units across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43846/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of seven new addiction midwife posts; when the posts will be filled; if the remit of these posts will be included with alcohol misuse and or substance misuse issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43847/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of the funding for adults with ADHD in line with the model of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43848/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if the mother and baby inpatient perinatal mental health unit will be in place in Q4 of 2024 as outlined in Sharing the Vision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43849/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the original budget for the construction and operation of a facility (details supplied) that was due to open in December 2021; the final cost of the construction and operation of the facility; when it will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43888/22]
Education7 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education when the permanent extension to a school (details supplied) will commence given that it is growing to a 1000-pupil school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42603/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education when additional ASD classes will be provided to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42604/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will receive additional funding through the digital strategy grant to continue its DEIS connect programme given that it is growing to a 1000-pupil school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42605/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if she will consider front-loading ASD classes to a school (details supplied) given that it is growing to a 1000-pupil school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42606/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of additional ASD classes in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42607/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the status of an extension refurbishment to cater for a long-term projection of enrolment of 1,000 pupils and two special educational needs-based classrooms for a school (details supplied); when the project will commence; when it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43757/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the status of the disposal of land by her Department to the Department of Health to provide a primary health care centre in Collinstown, Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43831/22]
Children5 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children referred by Tusla for special care; and the number of children who were accepted and not accepted in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [42609/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of places in special care through Tusla; the number of annual referrals; the extent of the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42610/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children reported missing whilst under the care of Tusla in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42611/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the criteria and process for a child being taken into special care by Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42612/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of a child (details supplied) whose parent and guardian ad litem have applied for special care with Tusla; if they will be receiving this care; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42613/22]
Transport1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if the Dublin Airport Authority has conducted any research into environmental impact of planes flying over the Clondalkin and Lucan areas, including that of noise pollution; if another less densely-populated route will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42451/22]
Justice1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice when the inquest into the death of a person (details supplied) who died whilst in the custody of Wheatfield Prison in 2019 will be heard; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42570/22]
New lobbying4 returns
Multiple Sclerosis Ireland · 4 returnsHealth
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland requested meetings with a number of Oireachtas members requesting their support for their asks in Budget 2023
Multiple Sclerosis Ireland lobbied all Oireachtas members for support of their Pre-Budget Submission
Multiple Sclerosis Ireland lobbied all Oireachtas members to attend their Pre-Budget Submission briefing and panel discussion in the AV Room of Leinster House and to support their Pre-Budget asks
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland contacted a number of TDs to raise a PQ on our behalf regarding the Patients Deserve Better campaign for additional neurology nurses