Questions asked 17 total

• Education 6 questions

  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the reason she has halted the long-promised development of school buildings (details supplied) which already has planning permission in place and a contractor ready to go; if she will explain the implications for the school and another school; the examination that took place of the implications for students and potential students as a result of this decision before it was made, particularly those with additional educational needs; the additional supports that will be put in place to support these students throughout the delay; and when she expects the development to recommence given the commitment by An Taoiseach that the delayed projects will recommence in 2023. [16906/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education if a build programme for a school (details supplied) is back on track; and the indicative timeframes for all works to be completed. [18290/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education to list the primary schools in the Dublin 8, 10, 12 and 20 areas, their patronage, the number of pupils attended and the current capacity of each school, the plans for development, the number of teachers and the pupil-teacher ratio for each school. [18291/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education given that there is no educate together secondary school in Dublin 8, the reason pupils coming out of educate together primary schools are not included in the catchment area for the nearest school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18292/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on works to allow schools (details supplied) in Ballyfermot to be in a single campus, given the current disjointed school set-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18293/23]
  • 2023-04-19 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education an bhfuil sí ar an eolas gur laghdaíodh an t-am do mhúineadh na Gaeilge sna bunscoileanna ó 5 uair an chloig sa tseachtain in 1971 go 3.5 uair an chloig sa tseachtain in 1999 agus go bhfuil sé molta anois é a laghdú go 3 uair an chloig sa tseachtain in 92% de scoileanna faoi Chreatchuraclam na Bunscoile (2023), agus ag an am céanna nár tháinig athrú ar na spriocanna foghlama don teanga ná ar an ról atá le himirt ag bunscoileanna i sealbhú teanga i gcaitheamh na tréimhse sin agus dá réir, an féidir leis an Aire aon taighde atá aici, ina léirítear nach raibh gá a thuilleadh leis an uair an chloig go leith a cailleadh in 1999, a roinnt, agus ar an gcaoi chéanna, an féidir léi aon taighde a roinnt ina léirítear nach raibh gá leis an leathuair an chloig atá le cailleadh faoi Chreatchuraclam na Bunscoile (2023) chun na spriocanna foghlama agus an sealbhú teanga céanna a bhaint amach ag an mbunleibhéal. [18426/23]
• Finance 4 questions

  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the number of appeals, and the length of time the appeal is awaiting determination, to the disabled drivers’ medical board of appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16087/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that there have been no members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal since the previous board’s resignation in November 2021, and that it has not been possible for people with disabilities who were denied a disabled drivers certificate to appeal that decision to a Medical Board of Appeals for the past 16 months; the reason for the failure to appoint a new Medical Board of Appeal for such a long period; and the role of his Department in this appointment process. [16074/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance if the disabled drivers’ medical board of appeal has been re-established subsequent to the identification of candidates for the board last July, or when it will be set up to deal with a backlog of appeals since the last board’s resignation in November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16086/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the ongoing lack of an appeals mechanism for the refusal of an application for a primary medical certificate; and if he will provide an update on progress since my previous question of 25 October 2022 to reinstate the disabled drivers' medical board of appeal at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire. [16091/23]
• Social 3 questions

  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection her future plans regarding the employability service which supports people in the community who have a disability, illness, injury or mental health issue in returning or starting in employment; the funding level; the number of people employed in delivering the services; the number of people helped by the services in each of the past ten years in each of the centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18294/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any assessment was carried out of the effects the enforced closure of Employability West at the end of 2021 had on those who were dependent on its tailored services which supported people in the community who have a disability, illness, injury or mental health issue in returning or starting in employment; if they managed to continue their employment unsupported, linked in with other equivalent services, or remained at home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18295/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase funding to ensure that the supports that the employability services delivers is enhanced and rolled out on a local basis where a demand for such services are; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18296/23]
• Justice 2 questions

  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice what the delay is in regularising the status of those who applied under the regularisation of the long-term undocumented migrants scheme, which closed to applicants at the end of July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18016/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware if autopsies are taking longer to be concluded in Dublin or elsewhere in recent years; and if so, what are the causes of what can be heart-wrenching delays for families of the deceased. [18015/23]
• Health 1 question

  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider reinstating the €100 placement grant that was available to students on placement as a result of the pandemic, particularly for healthcare assistants who have returned to study nursing or midwifery; if he is aware of cases in which students are required to work for 31 hours per week for 49 weeks for no pay as part of their compulsory placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16384/23]
• Housing 1 question

  • 2023-04-20 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in Dublin south central in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and planned number to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18683/23]