Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent
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Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael
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Peter Burke — Fine Gael
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Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil
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Questions asked122 total
Health27 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the review sought by a person (details supplied) for the fair deal support for their spouse who has been a resident of a nursing home for an excess of 12 months, can be concluded swiftly in a fair and equitable manner. [30962/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will align the wages for clinical nurse specialists and clinical nurse managers 2, given they are vital in the development of Sláintecare. [31085/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an orthodontic assessment for a person can be rescheduled (details supplied). [31196/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied) or if this person can be accommodated through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [31392/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health for details, for all CHOs, by region, of the number of respite beds available for older persons, adults with disabilities and children with disabilities, in tabular form. [31431/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the plans for the interRAI care needs facilitator placements advertised and interviewed for in 2023, as part of the Sláintecare initiative (details supplied). [31569/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the cost of a sleep apnoea machine is covered under the drugs payment scheme; the amount that is refunded, monthly, for this machine; the process for applying for a refund; and the length of time the refund process will take, monthly. [32146/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of a level 3 hospice in Tullamore (details supplied). [32250/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently review the medical card income limits and criteria for discretionary medical cards. [32444/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list times for orthopaedic surgery in CHO8, in tabular form. [32445/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for occupational therapist appointments in CHO8. [32446/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for access to speech and language therapy in CHO8. [32447/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, in tabular form. [32449/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date plans for the future use of St. Vincent’s Hospital, Athlone. [32450/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline any plans for the future use of currently vacant buildings at St. Loman’s Hospital, Mullingar. [32451/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently review the current list of conditions included in the long-term illness scheme. [32453/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he can clarify plans for a disused HSE clinic (details supplied). [32481/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if arrangements can be made for the erection of a proper boundary wall at a location (details supplied). [32482/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the future plans of the HSE for a building (details supplied). [32483/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if consultations could take place with a healthcare provider (details supplied) to approve a new intravenous drug, vyepti containing eptinezumab, for chronic migraine sufferers. [32677/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the last time an audit was completed on the use of St. Loman’s Hospital, Mullingar, to ascertain the parts of the building that are currently in use and the parts not in use. [32895/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the amount of space at St. Loman’s Hospital, Mullingar, not being utilised; and his intentions on the future use of this State-owned asset. [32896/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the St. Loman’s Hospital, Mullingar building has been offered to the Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32897/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health for an update on a site selection for a new ambulance base in Athlone. [32938/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when work will be completed on the 50-bed community nursing unit in Clonbrusk, Athlone (details supplied). [32939/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if all outstanding issues have been resolved with a hospice (details supplied) on its relocation to the satisfaction of the voluntary hospice committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32940/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to working with the Minister for Education to finalise the transfer of seven acres of land at a location (details supplied) to Longford/Westmeath ETB for the benefit of a school. [33110/24]
Education17 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure a school bus place is allocated to a child (details supplied) on discretionary grounds. [31051/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure an additional SNA is allocated to a school (details supplied). [31796/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the number of children on a waiting list for a place in a second level school in Westmeath, in tabular form. [32317/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the number of children on a waiting list for a place in a primary school in Westmeath [32318/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the number of children on a waiting list for a place in a school (details supplied). [32319/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the plans that are in place in increase the number of school places available in second level in Mullingar and Athlone for the upcoming academic year and going forward. [32320/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the plans that are in place in increase the number of school places available in primary level in Mullingar and Athlone for the upcoming academic year and going forward. [32321/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the status of the summer works programme for County Westmeath, in tabular form. [32425/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the status of the implementation of the free schoolbooks scheme for all secondary school students, inclusive of the leaving certificate cycle. [32426/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education to facilitate a new school transport bus route from Delvin into Mullingar, County Westmeath, under the revised guideline as per School Transport 2030-Review of the School Transport Scheme - Phase 3 Report (details supplied). [32430/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education when approval to tender will issue for a school (details supplied) now that planning for the extension has been approved by Westmeath County Council. [32916/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education when approval for construction tender will issue for a school (details supplied), as planning has been approved by Westmeath County Council. [32917/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education when works will commence on a school (details supplied), now that planning has been approved. [32937/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will commit to working with the Minister for Health to finalise the transfer of 7 acres of land at St. Peter's, Castlepollard, to Longford/Westmeath Education and Training Board (details supplied). [33088/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if there has been in change in criteria for children with a diagnosis of autism to avail of transport to a special school. [33517/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education to facilitate transport into Mullingar for a person (details supplied). [33675/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education to facilitate school transport for a person (details supplied). [33755/24]
Housing11 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has introduced a ceiling on the number of houses each local authority can purchase under the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if so, his views on the impact this will have on ensuring housing for all. [30961/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an urgent review can be conducted of the differential rent scheme nationwide. [32434/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an urgent review can be conducted of the administration of the HAP nationwide; and his views on whether the scheme is still fit for purpose, given current rent costs and HAP limits. [32435/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if additional funding can be provided annually to local authorities to fund housing adaptation grants, housing aid for the elderly and mobility aid grants. [32436/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the inclusion of mobility scooters for funding under the mobility aids grant scheme. [32437/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide year-to-date housing supply figures for County Westmeath under various categories (details supplied), in tabular form. [32438/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant properties in each county; the number owned by the State; and the number in private ownership, in tabular form. [32898/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties that have been identified by the vacant housing officer in each county and offered/advised to apply for the vacant housing grant, in tabular form. [32899/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant housing grants that have been applied for and paid out in each county since the scheme was introduced. [32900/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when local authorities will be permitted to enter new rental accommodation scheme contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33372/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will allocate additional funding under the housing adaptation, housing aid for the elderly grant to Westmeath County Council to enable the council to clear the waiting list. [33374/24]
Children11 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to facilitate school transport for a person (details supplied). [33752/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a community childcare facility (details supplied) has been approved support under the equal start programme; and the level of support awarded through this funding stream. [31576/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to providing increased levels of funding to early childcare providers in Budget 2025. [32420/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of autism assessment waiting times in CHO 8. [32448/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an urgent review can be conducted of funding for community childcare. [32480/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount his Department has spent each year since 2020 on housing international protection applicants, broken down into modular homes, direct provision centres privately operated, hotels, bed-and-breakfasts and State-owned accommodation, in tabular form. [32912/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount his Department has spent each year since 2020 on housing Ukrainian asylum seekers, broken down into modular homes, direct provision centres privately operated, hotels, bed-and-breakfasts, State-owned accommodation, the rent-a-room scheme and renting a private house, in tabular form. [32913/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants who have been granted permission to remain that are currently residing in direct provision facilities. [32925/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to ensure people with the benefit of permission to remain are supported to independent living. [32926/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people with permission to remain status that are in employment or full-time education. [32927/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the assessment that was carried out, and by whom, to determine the unsuitability of the existing buildings at Columb Barracks, Mullingar; and the reason the buildings which housed army personnel a decade ago are deemed unsuitable. [32930/24]
Justice10 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the delay in full-time employees here having their immediate family members join them under the family reunification policy; and the measures she is undertaking to address this delay to ensure that families are reunited in a timely and efficient manner. [31083/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if a person, currently employed with a stamp 1 visa, can move to a different company, operating in a different field, and remain on a stamp 1; and, if not, if in such a case they should apply for a different visa category before taking up new employment. [31437/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in Westmeath, in tabular form. [32454/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda recruits currently in training. [32455/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has any plans for an additional prison. [32459/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice to outline in detail the changes made in the past six months to the process for people seeking international protection. [32921/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportations every year since 2020, in tabular form. [32922/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for international protection processed every year since 2020 and the decisions made, that is, the number of permissions to remain; the number refused; how the refusals were implemented; the number that resulted in deportations; and the number under appeal. [32923/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons seeking international protection who were returned in each year under the Dublin Convention since its adoption, in tabular form. [32924/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the number of people seeking international protection and eligible to work who are working. [32928/24]
Transport9 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the measures that are being undertaken to address the long waiting list for people to do their driving tests; and if he will acknowledge how the delay in this process is costing people job opportunities. [30963/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he has had any engagement with car manufacturing companies to discuss the modifications they could implement to assist with road safety that is, if mobile phones would disable in a car once the ignition is turned on. [31468/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide additional funding specifically for the advancement of capital National Transport Authority projects. [32421/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will secure additional funding in budget 2025 to fund town link services. [32468/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is currently considering providing a light rail link on the Athlone-Mullingar rail line in the interest of connectivity. [32469/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the reopening of Killucan railway station. [32470/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport to provide funding in 2025 to finalise the Mullingar town bus service. [32471/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the long-term contracts for rural transport companies through the National Transport Authority. [32472/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to reduce the cost of owning and operating EV vehicles. [32490/24]
Tourism8 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures being considered to reduce the cost of tourist accommodation. [32476/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if independent media can be supported through the review of State broadcasting support. [32477/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the progress of the transport museum in Mullingar. [32478/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on funding of the regional sports centre in Mullingar. [32479/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when successful clubs will be informed of their allocation under the sports capital funding. [32931/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will give favourable consideration to Westmeath County Council’s application for funding towards the provision of a regional sports centre under the large-scale sports capital programme. [32932/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to give favourable consideration to a club (details supplied) under the large-scale sports capital programme. [32933/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the application by a club (details supplied) for sports capital funding is valid; and when it can expect to receive a confirmation on the amount of funding it will be allocated. [32934/24]
Social7 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has any plans to align people seeking international protection, and people with permission to remain, with relevant training in areas where there is a shortage of employees. [32929/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure an invalidity pension appeal is approved without further delay (details supplied). [31182/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a mechanism whereby the recipient of a teachers’ pension from the Department of Education can qualify for a living alone increase, though technically not in receipt of a State pension. [31534/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to further increase the income threshold for fuel allowance. [32484/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the current average time for social welfare appeals across the various payment applications. [32485/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the carer's allowance payment can be urgently increased, or additional supports provided to recipients, given the invaluable service carers provide to the State. [32486/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the qualification criteria for partial capacity benefit can be urgently reviewed (details supplied). [32487/24]
Environment4 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will approve an application for funding under the Climate Action Fund for a group (details supplied).. [32308/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will review the de minimus on the just transition projects and consider increasing the threshold of €300,000 in relation to the cost of construction. [32309/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the value of retrofit/energy efficiency grant payments can be urgently increased, given the increased costs of carrying out such works [32489/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will review how the SEAI warmer homes grant is prioritised to ensure that the least energy efficient (low BER rating), and applicants with illness who need warmer homes, are prioritised. [32935/24]
Finance4 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the qualifying criteria for a primary medical certificate. [32452/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the reason the credit union will allow a client to hold up to €30,000 on deposit when the ceiling with regard to probate is €27,000; his views on whether these figures should be brought in line; and if he will ensure that deposit holders in financial institutions are made aware, through the relevant institution, of the rules regarding levels of deposit before probate is applied. [31070/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to scrap USC as part of Budget 2025, and in particular, if he will examine the case of retired teachers, who only receive a Department of Education pension but still have to pay USC. [31541/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if consideration can be given to free car tax for people with a permanent disability and in receipt of a qualifying payment such as disability allowance or invalidity pension. [31654/24]
Enterprise3 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the construction of the advanced manufacturing facility at IDA Marlinstown Business Park, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [32918/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a progress report on the implementation of the midland regional enterprise plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32919/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacancies at IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland; the duration of such vacancies; and to outline the challenges for filling such posts. [32920/24]
Further and Higher Education3 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will urgently re-examine the qualifying criteria for SUSI support given the high cost-of-living issues being experienced by families; and if he will urgently increase the thresholds to ensure families receive the required support. [31072/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to clarify the additional part-time courses which will be eligible for SUSI support in the 2024-2025 academic year. [32473/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to urgently review the SUSI income limits, given the current cost of student accommodation. [32474/24]
Defence2 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the future use of all buildings at Columb Barracks, Mullingar; and if he will prioritise the redevelopment of existing buildings in the barracks. [32403/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on deliberations into the Army HQ; and if Custume Barracks, Athlone is under strong consideration. [32404/24]
Public Expenditure2 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will prioritise investment into upgrading the Castlepollard Garda station (details supplied). [30988/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if, to ensure quality public service, he will introduce timelines for decisions, in order that the public can know the exact timeline for delivery of a public service, similar to a planning application which must be dealt with within the statutory time limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32936/24]
Agriculture2 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure a beef data geonomics payment is paid in full to an applicant (details supplied). [31193/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure the straw incorporation measure is maintained in its current form given many farmers are already contracted to this scheme it would have a detrimental effect in many cases; and his views on whether the long-term benefits of this scheme need to be safeguarded. [32624/24]
Foreign1 question
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the details on current passport processing times across the various categories; and his Department’s current guidance with regard to submitting postal applications. [32408/24]
Rural1 question
2024-07-23Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide clarity on a number of issues regarding the community recognition fund (details supplied). [30975/24]
Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin
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62 questions ·
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Questions asked62 total
Education33 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 25 June 2024, the reason for the estimated increase in the cost of transporting SEN pupils under the school transport scheme from €11,550 per pupil in 2024 to €20,250 per pupil in 2030; the factors underlying the cost differences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31036/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 25 June 2024, if she can explain the factors and outputs associated with the 'total review costs', which are estimated to range from €508,000 in 2024 to -€6,921,751 in 2030. [31037/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 25 June 2024, the estimated number of SEN pupils that would be integrated into mainstream school transport services in each of the years 2024 to 2030 respectively, in tabular form. [31038/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 25 June 2024, to outline the forecasted changes in eligibility criteria for the school transport scheme as phased in each of the years 2024 to 2030, including a breakdown of phased changes to distance criteria each year, and the associated additional pupils transported under the scheme in each year. [31039/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of school bus ticket applications issued in Donegal for the academic year 2023-24 compared with the previous 2022-23 academic year, in tabular form. [31403/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost to recruit 200 additional special needs assistants. [31404/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the schools in Waterford sanctioned for autism and autism spectrum disorder classes for September 2024. [31406/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of school bus ticket applications issued in County Clare for the academic year 2023-24 compared with the previous 2022-23 academic year, in tabular form. [31407/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the amount her Department has paid for the construction of a new school in Dublin (details supplied). [31408/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [31409/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in Limerick that have completed solar panel projects under the free school solar scheme. [31410/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when the policy on Irish-medium education outside the Gaeltacht will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32094/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the pupil to teacher ratio for post primary level. [32111/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the EU average pupil to teacher ratio at post primary level.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32112/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 578 of 17 January 2024, if she will provide an update on any engagement her Department has had with the National Council for Special Education on her Department’s request to include in its 2024 research programme an examination of educational outcomes for the deaf and hard of hearing; to provide an estimated date of completion for the 2024 research programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32442/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to outline the total and annual savings from 2024 to 2030 incorporated in the recommendations of the school transport review by assuming a rising uptake of SEN pupils using mainstream services from 5% in year one to 20% in the fourth year of implementation, in tabular form. [32626/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 89 to 91, inclusive, of 12 June 2024, to outline the mean and median average duration of summer programmes run in 2023, with a breakdown of the average weekly duration of primary school schemes, post-primary school schemes, DEIS literacy and numeracy summer camps and special school schemes, in tabular form. [32627/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the median and mean average weekly rate of payment for special education needs teachers (SETs) and special education assistants (SNAs) who participated in the summer programme in 2023, in tabular form, with a breakdown of the average payment rate for SETs and SNAs who participated in primary school schemes, post-primary school schemes, DEIS literacy and numeracy summer camps and special school schemes, respectively. [32628/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the ratio of special education teachers to pupils with special educational needs in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form, with a breakdown of the ratio of teachers to pupils in mainstream primary and post-primary schools and in special schools. [32629/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to outline the enrolment projections of pupils with special educational needs in each of the years 2024 to 2030, in tabular form, with a breakdown of projections for pupils with special educational needs enrolled in mainstream primary and post-primary schools, and in special schools. [32630/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the cost of maintaining the 2024 ratio of special education teachers to pupils with special educational needs relative to the enrolment projections for pupils with special educational needs for each of the years 2025 to 2030. [32631/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the annual cost of new-entrant special education teacher posts, in tabular form, with a breakdown of the annual cost for new-entrant special education teachers in primary, post-primary and special schools. [32632/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to outline the current expenditure pre-committed to her Department for responding to demographic pressures and pay in each of the years 2025 to 2029, in tabular form. [32633/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to outline the current expenditure pre-committed to her Department for responding to demographic pressures and pay as regards special educational needs in each of the years 2025 to 2029, in tabular form. [32634/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to outline the expenditure pre-committed to the school transport scheme in each of the years 2025 to 2029, in tabular form. [32635/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of children with SEN without an appropriate school place. [33397/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of SENOs, per county, in tabular form; and a list of the counties each SENO works in, excluding their own. [33398/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that did not receive ancillary grant money in term 3 of the latest school year. [33399/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the EU average pupil-teacher ratio at primary level. [33400/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if appropriate steps will be taken to ensure centralised data is published every year on the number of children with SEN who are without an appropriate school place. [33401/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of increasing the ancillary services grant by 1, 5 and 10%, respectively. [33402/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will review the criteria for allocating principal release time. [33683/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the first- and full-year cost of providing for an additional 1,700 assistant principal posts of responsibility. [33684/24]
Justice5 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons currently in prison custody solely on trial warrant for between six and nine months and between nine and 12 months, in tabular form. [31412/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the amount that An Garda Síochána has spent on hiring out crowd control barriers in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [31413/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of WTE civilian intelligence analysts employed by An Garda Síochána in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [31414/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of increasing the number of sworn Garda members to 16,050 by the end of 2025. [31415/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of competitions held within An Garda Síochána for sergeants to apply for the inspector rank in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [32070/24]
Housing4 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people, who are 18 and over, not registered to vote, per county, in tabular form. [31601/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current and capital funding allocated to the Heritage Council in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [32069/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date his Department received a request from Westmeath County Council for approval of an extension greater than €75,000 in relation to the family of a person (details supplied); the date that correspondence was replied to; and if further information was required or requested. [32140/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the losses in rates Longford County Council suffered year-on-year upon the closure of the Lanesborough power station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33370/24]
Social4 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the schools in Cavan currently providing the hot school meals programme, in tabular form. [31405/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications made for invalidity pension in 2023 and to date in 2024; and the number of applications made that were refused, in tabular form. [31422/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of the current budget allocation to her Department that has been spent in the first six months of 2024; and if she will provide the same figures for the corresponding timeframe in 2023, in tabular form. [31423/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the capital disregard of farm assist to €32,500. [32068/24]
Enterprise3 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated full-year cost of hiring an additional thirty Health and Safety Authority inspectors. [31420/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated full-year cost of hiring an additional thirty Workplace Relations Commission inspectors. [31421/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce regulations requiring the testing of metals in tampons by manufacturers. [31600/24]
Tourism3 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount her Department spent on external cleaning companies to provide cleaning personnel in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [31425/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost in 2025 if the budget for the Arts Council increased by 10%. [32071/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost in 2025 if the budget for Screen Ireland increased by 10%. [32072/24]
Health3 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of functional vision assessments completed on blind or vision-impaired students at primary and post-primary level, in the past three years, in tabular form. [31417/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in intensive care medicine based at Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [31418/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the areas that currently do not have access to early intervention psychosis services within the State, in tabular form. [31419/24]
Finance2 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the number of WTE economists, by grade, in his Department in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [31424/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the number of employment-related permanent injury compensation schemes for civil and public servants; and the total budget for each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [32063/24]
Foreign1 question
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to invite his Swedish counterpart to Dublin during quarter 4 of this year for a bilateral meeting. [31426/24]
Environment1 question
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of council-owned properties that have been retrofitted in terms of insulation, windows, heating systems and so on in counties Westmeath, Longford, Offaly and Laois; and the number of homes that are currently waiting to be retrofitted in same. [33232/24]
Defence1 question
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of females currently in the Army and Air Corps at the rank of second lieutenant and above; and the number of females currently in the Naval Service at the rank of ensign and above, in tabular form. [31411/24]
Children1 question
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost in 2025 of increasing wages for all childcare workers by €1 per hour, via a public subsidy. [31427/24]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2024-07-23Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount his Department provided to external cleaning companies to provide cleaning personnel for his Department in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31416/24]