Mon, 14 Oct – 20 Oct 2024 · 3 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying filings
Alan Kelly — Labour Party
0 votes ·
4 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked4 total
Defence1 question
2024-10-15Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when it is proposed to change the colourblind requirements for entry to the Defence Force as approved by the board review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41345/24]
Public Expenditure1 question
2024-10-15Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a list of all renovation and upgrade projects completed by the OPW on their offices from 2020 to date, by project name, location, project awarded tendered, final cost of project; the duration of each project in months, and any remedial works post contract for each project, in tabular form. [41618/24]
Education1 question
2024-10-15Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the enrolment numbers for a school (details supplied) in each of the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form. [40933/24]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2024-10-15Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of post-Leaving Certificate students registered in a school (details supplied) in each of the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form. [40934/24]
Michael Lowry — Independent
0 votes ·
10 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked10 total
Health3 questions
2024-10-17Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the community eye services in the Cashel and Clonmel area of County Tipperary have ceased operations due to the retirement of the ophthalmologist; if a recruitment campaign was initiated to find a replacement for the retired ophthalmologist; when a suitable candidate will be found to replace the retiree; when it is anticipated that the community eye services in Cashel and Clonmel will be fully reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42193/24]
2024-10-17Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if the Cashel and Clonmel areas of County Tipperary are receiving community eye services as outlined in the primary eye care review completed in 2017; if not, the reason the services recommended in the review have not been established in these areas; when full community eye services will be restored to these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42194/24]
2024-10-17Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the provisions in place for persons who are on the waiting list for community eye services in the Cashel and Clonmel area of County Tipperary; if individuals on the waiting list have been contacted to inform them that there is no longer an ophthalmologist in the area; if these cases will be referred to other ophthalmologists within the HSE, while waiting for full services to be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42195/24]
Education2 questions
2024-10-15Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education to review a school bus ticket application for a person (details supplied); the reasons that this applicant, who had a concessionary ticket last year, is still on a waiting list for a concessionary ticket for this school year on a route number; when this child can expect to be issued with a school bus ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40948/24]
2024-10-16Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education to review a school bus ticket application for a person (details supplied); the reasons this applicant is still on a waiting list for a concessionary ticket for a bus ticket from an area to a school; when this child can expect to be issued with a school bus ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41688/24]
Justice1 question
2024-10-15Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the significant delays in the completion of toxicological analyses for coronial autopsies due to understaffing and lack of resources at the State laboratory in Celbridge, County Kildare; the details on plans to increase the number of pathologists available to complete coronial autopsies, particularly in the regions of Limerick, Clare, and north Tipperary (details supplied); the steps being taken to address these delays and understaffing and lack of resources at the State Laboratory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41457/24]
Children1 question
2024-10-15Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) persons living in County Tipperary at the end of September 2024, given that the county is currently considered at capacity for such persons and as County Tipperary has already significantly contributed to accommodating IPAS persons; if he can confirm that no further new contracts or additional new allocations for IPAS persons accommodation will be made in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40941/24]
Finance1 question
2024-10-16Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance to consider revising the VAT regulations for small bus operators, particularly those involved in school transport, to allow them to reclaim VAT on the purchase of new buses, noting that the current VAT rate of 23% with no reclaim option places a significant financial burden on these operators, especially given the lack of a second-hand market and the impact of Brexit on import options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41878/24]
Defence1 question
2024-10-17Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current status and future plans for the Defence Forces’ recruitment and retention strategy, particularly in light of recent reports indicating significant personnel shortages, and given the critical role of the Defence Forces in ensuring national security and fulfilling international obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41979/24]
Agriculture1 question
2024-10-17Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when additional measures will be implemented to address the outbreaks of bovine tuberculosis in parts of County Tipperary; if there are sufficient personnel in the district veterinary offices at present dealing with disease-control issues; to confirm that the ongoing testing of badgers and wild deer will continue for the reminder of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42213/24]
Ryan O'Meara — Fianna Fáil
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0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.