Parliamentary questions

Cybersecurity Policy

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

58. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the role of the National Cyber Security Centre in tackling cyber scams [21487/24]

Energy Conservation

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

76. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current wait time for the one-stop-shop home energy grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21486/24]

Defence Forces

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

158. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a pathway could be provided for new members of the Defence Forces who are foreign born in passport or citizenship applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21766/24]

Departmental Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

179. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE data and interoperability managers employed by his Department in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21430/24]

Rail Network

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

180. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE customer services officers employed by Iarnród Éireann in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21431/24]

Insurance Coverage

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

233. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if there are plans for a State-backed thatched cottages insurance provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21345/24]

Regulatory Bodies

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

235. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title, in the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman as of 7 May 2024; the estimated full-year cost of filling these vacancies; when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21432/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

252. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the Garda stations within Carlow and Kilkenny divisions that were refurbished by the OPW where the value of works is in excess of €100,000 in 2023 and to date in 2024; the nature of works carried; the estimated completion timeframe for capital works projects that are still ongoing at present, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21449/24]

State Bodies

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

263. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the work of the Enterprise Ireland office in Vietnam since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21428/24]

State Bodies

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

264. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the work of the IDA office in Japan since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21429/24]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

285. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school build in County Carlow (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21304/24]

School Enrolments

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

297. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and post primary schools within the State that current have enrolment figures of 600 students or more, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21447/24]

School Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

298. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers on the substitute supply panel in Kilkenny and in Carlow at present; the number in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21448/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

448. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda forensic collision investigators, by rank, attached to Carlow-Kilkenny Divisional as of 7 May 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21440/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

449. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the number of 1250cc and 1400cc motorcycles in the Garda fleet as of 7 May 2024; if she will provide same figures as of 1 May 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21442/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

450. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost in 2025 if 1,750 new gardaí were recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21443/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

451. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the amount that An Garda Síochána spent on purchasing specialist gas masks in 2022,2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21444/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

452. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the number of marked and unmarked vehicles allocated to the Garda dog unit as of 7 May 2024; if she will provide same figures as of 1 May 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21445/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

469. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice if a pathway could be provided for new members of the gardaí who are foreign born in passport or citizenship applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21767/24]

Trade Missions

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

484. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the international trade missions that will take place for the remainder of 2024, by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21446/24]

Disability Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

519. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the population base of each children's disability network team based in CHO 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21439/24]

Hospital Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

583. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neurologists with a special interest in migraine based at Beaumont Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21433/24]

Hospital Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

584. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE secretaries attached to the consultant paediatric cardiologist at CHI Temple Street in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21434/24]

Departmental Data

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

585. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of persons seen in the endometriosis hub at the Rotunda Maternity Hospital in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21435/24]

Health Strategies

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

586. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the implementation steps being taken in 2024 to deliver the National Stroke Strategy; the additional budget allocated for this in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21436/24]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

587. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when the HSE expects the integrated eye care team to be fully established in CHO 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21437/24]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

588. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the status of progress in the progression of advanced optometry care in the community (details supplied); if there has been discussion regarding the fact that medical card scale of fees as optometrists has not been updated in 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21438/24]

Disability Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

613. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health what services are available for adults with ADHD seeking treatment in CHO 5; if a person (details supplied) can receive such service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21641/24]

Departmental Funding

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

21. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the Communities Centre Investment Fund in County Carlow. [20608/24]

Departmental Schemes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

44. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how Carlow is benefiting from the 2023 town and village renewal scheme. [20607/24]

Middle East

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

72. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he believes his advocacy on Palestinian issues is now having a real impact at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20596/24]

Middle East

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

97. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent visit to UNRWA projects in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20595/24]

Cabinet Committees

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

12. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17999/24]

Departmental Programmes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

22. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [18000/24]

Enterprise Support Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

170. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if local enterprise offices do not offer grants to financial advisors working in the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20193/24]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

186. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of a school build (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20194/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

304. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person will be permitted to have credits applied to their welfare application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20228/24]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

379. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice when the next citizenship ceremony to complete the naturalisation process is taking place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20486/24]

Medical Cards

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

498. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reason patients with medical cards are continuing to be charged for services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20192/24]

Dental Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

8. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reason there is currently no orthodontic treatment in Carlow; when he expects it to be provided; and when it will be implemented. [19782/24]

Hospital Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

69. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health for an update on the paediatric diabetes services in St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny. [19783/24]

Cabinet Committees

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

20. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [17998/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

109. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in receipt of early learning and childcare subsidies under the national childcare scheme; the number of children missing out on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18952/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

110. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the form that the intended 'DEIS-model' for early years services is intended to take; the progress to date there has there been on these efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18953/24]

Rail Network

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

212. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the supports his Department is giving to Irish Rail to provide ample car parking in Carlow town at Carlow train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19238/24]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

320. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of a school application for works funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19233/24]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

321. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of a school application for works funding (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19234/24]

Sport and Recreational Development

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

376. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the support her Department is providing for the proposed water hub in Carlow (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18935/24]

Sport and Recreational Development

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

381. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the support her Department is providing for the proposed water hub in Carlow (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19230/24]

Sports Funding

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

382. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the sports capital funding allocations will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19241/24]

Septic Tanks

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

411. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of septic tanks that have been inspected in Carlow annually since 2000 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19239/24]

Pensions Reform

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

412. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the consideration he has given to extending the retirement age for retained firefighters; if those already approaching retirement will be issued with a stay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19240/24]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

519. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the Carlow women's refuge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19231/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

520. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the refurbishment of Leighlinbridge Garda station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19232/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

581. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a service hotline will be set up for the mother and baby redress scheme for Oireachtas Members to assist constituents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19242/24]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

664. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health for a status update on the provision of a health service building and the occupants of same in Carlow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18934/24]

Primary Care Centres

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

707. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre in Tullow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19235/24]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

708. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if there is to be an injury clinic provided in Carlow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19236/24]

Primary Care Centres

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

709. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if there is to be a primary care centre provided in Borris, County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19237/24]

Library Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

774. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current progress and eventual timeline for the provision of an extension for Carlow library (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18936/24]

School Meals Programme

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

9. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has measured the progress and success of the school meals programme in the context of diet, attendance and educational attainment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18078/24]

Departmental Bodies

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

34. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection when we can expect to know the findings of the interdepartmental working group between her Department and the Department of Health concerning a reform of the disability payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18079/24]

Food Industry

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

85. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if producers in County Carlow will be awarded the new PGI for Irish grass-fed beef. [18298/24]

Tillage Sector

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

102. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to assist tillage farmers in Carlow who are facing unprecedented weather conditions. [18299/24]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

40. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the provision of refuge spaces to underserved areas under the zero tolerance strategy. [17546/24]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

41. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the provision of a women’s refuge in County Carlow. [17545/24]

Public Sector Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

64. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when he will be bringing forward legislation to increase the mandatory retirement age for certain public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17648/24]

Rail Network

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

166. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the nature of refurbishment works carried out at Kilkenny and Carlow train stations in the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the future refurbishment works that are scheduled to take place at these stations over the next 18 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17619/24]

National Car Test

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

167. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost to recruit an additional 25 NCT testers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17620/24]

Driver Test

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

168. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost to recruit an additional 25 driving testers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17621/24]

Public Sector Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

219. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the steps being taken to ensure those suffering from long-Covid are not penalised in the public sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17918/24]

Special Educational Needs

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

256. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) will receive the support they need in an educational setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17323/24]

Sports Funding

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

338. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expected date of the sports capital funding announcements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17616/24]

Social Welfare Fraud

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

409. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons prosecuted for social welfare fraud in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17626/24]

Social Welfare Rates

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

410. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer to increase child benefit by €10 per child in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17627/24]

Prison Service

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

437. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full-year cost if an extra 185 prison officers were recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17615/24]

Alcohol Sales

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

438. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the number of inspections Gardaí within the Carlow-Kilkenny division carried out on pubs, clubs and so on, to ensure full compliance with liquor licensing regulation in 2023 and to date in 2024; the percentage of premises that were found in breach of legislation in each of the years in question, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17617/24]

Disability Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

546. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the adult and children overnight services that are currently operating in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17618/24]

Hospital Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

614. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant respiratory medicine and respiratory medicine registrars based at Beaumont Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17622/24]

Departmental Data

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

615. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients aged 40 years and younger diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17623/24]

Hospital Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

616. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatric ENT surgeons working in the public health service; his plans to expand this number; the international recommended best practice ratio for paediatric ENT surgeons to population and current ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17624/24]

Hospital Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

617. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant plastic surgeons based at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17625/24]

Business Supports

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

89. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford that have registered to date for the increased cost of business, ICOB, grant; when payments under the grant will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16879/24]

Regional Development

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

90. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the implementation of the south-east regional enterprise plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16880/24]

Grant Payments

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

59. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education for an update on the minor works grant; when she expects this to be paid this year for schools in Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16156/24]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

111. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on school building projects in Carlow; how many new schools are in planning stage; how many new school builds have started; how many have yet to be tendered for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16157/24]

Tax Code

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

230. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if he will cancel the increases in excise duty on petrol and diesel scheduled for August and October of this year, given the cost-of-living pressures facing households, and their impact on trade for businesses and road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16602/24]

Currency Circulation

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

231. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if establishments and organisations are entitled to refuse to take cash; if there are steps being taken to ensure consumers can continue to use cash in transactions; if there are plans to put such an entitlement to use cash on a statutory basis; how his Department proposes to protect the role of cash in the Irish society and economy in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16603/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

232. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the changes that are being considered to the debt warehousing scheme to support private businesses availing of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16605/24]

State Bodies

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

264. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of site visits hosted by the IDA in County Carlow in 2023 and for the first two months of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16606/24]

Special Educational Needs

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

352. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in County Carlow which have applied for ASD units; the number which were successful; the reasons for which those that were not successful; the timeline on delivery of the units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16612/24]

Sports Events

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

381. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on a meeting she had with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16600/24]

Housing Schemes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

404. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the social housing retrofitting programme to Approved Housing Bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16607/24]

Defective Building Materials

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

405. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants who have applied for the defective concrete block scheme grant in Carlow; when he expects the first grants to be issued to those applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16608/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

485. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the free travel pass is only assigned to those in receipt of the carer’s allowance and cannot be assigned to both the recipient of the carer’s allowance and the other parent or guardian, where the second parent or guardian can prove they contribute to the care of the child whose care needs gives rise to the eligibility for the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16609/24]

Hospital Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

742. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of staff at St Luke’s, Kilkenny paediatric diabetes clinic; if his Department is aware that all new insulin pumps have been put on hold as they no longer have the staff to facilitate training and after care; to provide an estimated timeline on the recruitment of new staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16601/24]

Health Services Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

743. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the team in Caredoc is the only national team not to have received the building momentum pay rises and 37.5-hour week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16613/24]

Housing Provision

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

31. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the delivery of affordable housing in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15703/24]

Housing Provision

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

56. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on social housing delivery in Carlow in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15702/24]

Parking Provision

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

199. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the supports his Department is giving to Irish Rail to provide ample car parking in Carlow town at the Carlow train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14105/24]