Parliamentary questions

Social Welfare Eligibility

Richard O'Donoghue

113. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if the household benefit package can be made available to all persons once they reach State pension age of 66 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23258/24]

Energy Conservation

Richard O'Donoghue

121. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on whether BER assessors are more than qualified to provide the home energy assessment required for the home energy upgrade loans scheme, and that excluding domestic BER assessors that are not on the SEAI technical assessors panel is anti-competitive and restricts choice to the homeowner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21529/24]

Energy Conservation

Richard O'Donoghue

122. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will change the policy preventing BER assessors that do not have a background in a few select professions from joining the SEAI technical assessors panel, and instruct the SEAI to immediately invite and approve applications to the technical assessor panel from those experienced BER assessors that are ten years or longer registered with the SEAI as domestic assessors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21530/24]

International Protection

Richard O'Donoghue

14. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the future services and infrastructure her Department will provide for communities that are housing refugees fleeing war. [19528/24]

Customs and Excise

Richard O'Donoghue

235. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance if he will postpone the introduction of a carbon tax increase on agricultural diesel from 1 May 2024 to 1 October 2024, due to the escalating costs incurred by farmers over the winter period due to the bad weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19064/24]

Fodder Crisis

Richard O'Donoghue

122. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fodder crisis that farmers are enduring; if urgent financial aid can be provided to help them purchase fodder during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15619/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Richard O'Donoghue

726. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if child benefit payments can be extended for students in full-time education up to the age of 21 years, due to the escalating cost of living families are enduring at this present time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13566/24]

Road Network

Richard O'Donoghue

117. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport why there was a decreased allocation for the maintenance of roads across the country in the Budget. [11431/24]

Tax Code

Richard O'Donoghue

228. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider his decision to introduce an increase in fuel excise on 1 April 2024, given the fact that the UK has just announced it will not reintroduce its increase (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12030/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Richard O'Donoghue

1057. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the extremely wet conditions throughout the country and to consider extending the closing date for spreading lime under the liming scheme as a matter of urgency in the interest of health and safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13097/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard O'Donoghue

1287. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if the case of healthcare workers suffering long Covid whose pay will cease on 31 March (details supplied) will be examined and discussed further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11895/24]

Special Educational Needs

Richard O'Donoghue

264. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the time that children are waiting for seno equipment to be provided in view that this delay is having an impact on their education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9971/24]

Hospital Overcrowding

Richard O'Donoghue

619. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on trollies per day from December 2023 to date at University Hospital Limerick, in tabular form. [9970/24]

Health Service Executive

Richard O'Donoghue

739. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that HSE clerical staff currently on career breaks and requesting to return to work are not reinstated due to the HSE recruitment freeze; if these issues will be addressed to allow these staff return to their current positions as they are already employees of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10537/24]

Housing Schemes

Richard O'Donoghue

236. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Croí Cónaithe grants that have been approved, by county, in tabular form. [7215/24]

Housing Schemes

Richard O'Donoghue

237. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Croí Cónaithe grants that have been paid by the local authority, by county, in tabular form. [7216/24]

Residency Permits

Richard O'Donoghue

284. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of GNIB cards issued by her Department in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [7214/24]

Health Services

Richard O'Donoghue

334. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of genetic services throughout the country, that due to the lack of services people living with rare diseases are on waiting lists for the incorrect treatments; if additional funding will be provided for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7213/24]

Road Safety

Richard O'Donoghue

5. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport what impact the new proposed speed limit reductions will have on the transport network system in Ireland. [4899/24]

Wind Energy Generation

Richard O'Donoghue

260. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the nuisance of shadow flicker from wind turbines which it was stated in 2019 would be eliminated, and whether the new guidelines will be robust enough to ensure this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3537/24]