Mon, 6 Feb – 12 Feb 2023 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 15 questions · 1 new lobbying filings
Emer Higgins — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
3 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked3 total
Finance1 question
2023-02-08Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the business case for deferring stamp duty liability on properties that have been purchased by individuals, groups or businesses with the sole purpose of improvement in order to encourage investors to fix up older, less energy efficient stock for resale, thereby creating a green flipping business model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5983/23]
Education1 question
2023-02-08Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a school development project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5961/23]
Children1 question
2023-02-08Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the circumstances under which it is possible for a child’s parents to apply for an early childhood care and education programme over-age exemption or deferral to delay their child’s entry into the ECCE programme; if he will outline the qualifying requirements for this exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5715/23]
Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
4 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked4 total
Enterprise1 question
2023-02-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he would support the large energy users who wrongly benefitted from the rebalancing subvention repaying that overpayment to households. [6157/23]
Environment1 question
2023-02-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way the large energy user rebalancing subvention was compliant with EU state aid rules. [6081/23]
Finance1 question
2023-02-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the nature of NAMA's 20% interest in the Poolbeg SDZ development; and if he will describe the nature of the interest, that is, equity, equity with development cost liabilities, or other. [5954/23]
Education1 question
2023-02-08Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide guidance for residents of a development in an area (details supplied) with regard to applications for enrolment to schools where the development does not fall into any catchment area for enrolment purposes, and as a result, children are refused admission to schools on that basis. [6044/23]
Mark Ward — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
8 questions ·
1 new lobbying return
Questions asked8 total
Health8 questions
2023-02-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the amount of children waiting for braces after a public orthodontist recommended them for braces under the PRSI system; the average waiting time, per CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5868/23]
2023-02-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he, the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health, his Department or the HSE asked the Mental Health Commission to delay the publishing of its interim report into the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS; if so, the reason for doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5870/23]
2023-02-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way employees (details supplied) who worked alongside HSE staff throughout the pandemic can apply for the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5990/23]
2023-02-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the CHO that has a CAMHS service that is operated independently of the HSE that was referenced in the Mental Health Commission's interim report into CAMHS; the name of the independent provider; if any efforts are being made to replicate the "excellent care" being provided by that provider elsewhere in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6057/23]
2023-02-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of parents have that taken his Department to court due to the fact that their child did not receive an assessment of needs within the statutory time frame, in each of the years 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6060/23]
2023-02-08Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost to the State in defending the court cases brought since late 2018 by parents whose children did not receive an assessment of need in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6061/23]
2023-02-09Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health his views on his recent contributions to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6135/23]
2023-02-09Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will elaborate on his views expressed at the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, where according to an article (details supplied), an official from his Department stated that it may not be the case that Ireland will reach a point where there are absolutely no children or adolescents being admitted to adult inpatient mental health facilities; if this is the Government’s official position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6136/23]
New lobbying1 return
CrainnHealth
Overview of Crainn, our work and who we represent in the current debate around drug policy reform. Our meeting also assessed some key points of error in the Irish system, primarily: 1) The over reliance of the criminal justice system for dealing with the drugs issue 2) The lack of regulation cannabis, a widely used substance in Ireland and the health consequences this lack of regulatory oversight is having on Irish people.