Questions asked 19 total

• Health 5 questions

  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if there is a specific adult ADHD clinic available to adults living in CHO 9; if not, the reason; and if he will commit to establishing an adult ADHD clinic in CHO9. [39005/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if raac lightweight building material has been used in the construction of any healthcare facilities; if so, how many, by name and location, in tabular form; what safety precautions his Department is taking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39111/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that due to the HSE requiring transcripts of the final degree of medical students at training institutions in Northern Ireland at an earlier date than is possible for the institution to issue, these medical students cannot apply for internship posts with the HSE in the year they finish their medical degree; and if he will engage with the HSE and medical training institutions in Northern Ireland in order to address this anomaly. [39114/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if a health facility (details supplied) qualifies for the pandemic special recognition payment; if so, when this will be paid; and, if not, the reason. [39133/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the assessment process for the pandemic special recognition payment was outsourced to a company outside the State; if so, the cost of outsourcing this work; the reason this was not conducted by an existing State agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39134/23]
• Enterprise 4 questions

  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the data relating to the share of Government enterprise financial support, funding and investment (direct and indirect) awarded to women-only founder companies, men-only founder companies, and mixed founders men-and-women companies; for a breakdown in relation to Enterprise Ireland's HPSU, Enterprise Ireland's Pre Seed Start Fund (formerly CSF), New Frontiers Programme, NDRC Accelerator, other Government VC investments (often indirect via Enterprise Ireland), and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), for the period between 2017 and 2022; and for all information to be provided in tabular form. [39009/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the number of company applicants for each support (Enterprise Ireland's HPSU, Enterprise Ireland's Pre Seed Start Fund (formerly CSF), New Frontiers Programme, NDRC Accelerator, other Government VC investments (often indirect via Enterprise Ireland), the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF)), broken into women-only founder companies, men-only founder companies, and mixed founders men-and-women companies, for the period between 2017 and 2022; and for all information to be provided in tabular form. [39010/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies which were awarded funding, broken down into women-only founder companies, men-only founder companies, and mixed founders men-and-women companies, for each support (Enterprise Ireland's HPSU, Enterprise Ireland's Pre Seed Start Fund (formerly CSF), New Frontiers Programme, NDRC Accelerator, other Government VC investments (often indirect via Enterprise Ireland), and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF)), for the period between 2017 and 2022; and for all information to be provided in tabular form. [39011/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm the total euro value awarded to companies directly and indirectly through each support (Enterprise Ireland's HPSU, Enterprise Ireland's Pre Seed Start Fund (formerly CSF), New Frontiers Programme, NDRC Accelerator, other Government VC investments (often indirect via Enterprise Ireland), and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF)), broken down into women-only founder companies, men-only founder companies, and mixed founders men-and-women companies, for the period between 2017 and 2022; and for all information to be provided in tabular form. [39012/23]
• Education 4 questions

  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education the number of reported assaults on secondary school teachers during the 2022/2023 school year; whether these assaults were committed by students, parents/guardians, or others; to provide this information in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38120/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education the number of reported assaults on primary school teachers during the 2022/2023 school year; whether these assaults were committed by students, parents/guardians, or others; to provide this information in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38121/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if raac lightweight building material, has been used in the construction of any Irish schools; if so, how many, by primary and post-primary, name and location, in tabular form; what safety precautions her Department is taking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39110/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that the return school start date for students at school (details supplied) has been delayed due to a failure to finish building works on time; the reason the school was not completed on time; the reason parents were not informed that the building was not completed on time until a week before students were due to return; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39112/23]
• Finance 2 questions

  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if the State is in line for a rebate on its contribution to the EU given the EU's reported higher-than-expected customs duties and VAT receipts; if so, the estimated value of this rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38915/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 18 April 2023, the penalty for a business which refuses card payment; the legislation concerned; and the penalty for such an offence. [39113/23]
• Housing 2 questions

  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how a person in a situation (details supplied) can qualify for a local authority disability grant for the adaptation of their bathroom. [37560/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money spent by his Department, and agencies under the auspices of his Department, on legal firms for the purposes of answering/dealing with 'Freedom of Information' requests and appeals to the Office of the Information Commissioner, in each of the past five years; the names of the companies used and the amount of money paid to each company; and for this information to be provided in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38365/23]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport in regard to a company (details supplied) being awarded the contract for the supply of the search and rescue helicopter and fixed wing elements for the next ten years, if the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations will apply to CHC Helicopter Ireland workers who currently perform these functions. [38648/23]
• Social 1 question

  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if carers from Northern Ireland are entitled to free travel on public transport in this State; if there are reciprocal arrangements for carers across the island to travel for free on all public transport; if not, the reason that is the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38122/23]