Parliamentary questions

Broadcasting Sector

Sean Fleming

291. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide information in respect of the broadcasting levy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19490/23]

Departmental Schemes

Sean Fleming

377. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19475/23]

Health Services Staff

Sean Fleming

531. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the update on the status of employing a person as a consultant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19053/23]

Public Transport

Seán Fleming

259. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport if he will respond to the correspondence attached (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16794/23]

School Staff

Seán Fleming

539. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education when additional full-time educational assistants can be appointed to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17259/23]

Education Schemes

Seán Fleming

543. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the free primary schoolbooks scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17344/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Seán Fleming

885. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16791/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Seán Fleming

886. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a reply to a letter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16792/23]

Visa Applications

Seán Fleming

969. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice when a work visa application by a person (details supplied) will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17189/23]

Prison Service

Seán Fleming

979. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice to outline the situation in relation to retired prison officers and the situation regarding abatement of pension if they take up subsequent employment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17311/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Seán Fleming

1529. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1752 of 26 July 2022, if he will provide updated information in relation to the work that has been carried out to identify a suitable site for a development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17089/23]

Health Services

Seán Fleming

1580. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16791/23]

Teacher Training

Seán Fleming

684. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education the reason students in a college (details supplied) who are carrying out their programme to be a primary school teacher must pay their own Gaeltacht fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13039/23]

Departmental Policies

Seán Fleming

816. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the proposals in relation to ending the campaign to pursue former partners for unpaid child maintenance and where a former partner continues to pay support to their former partner/family; if this will be deducted from the payment to the person in receipt of social welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12740/23]

An Garda Síochána

Seán Fleming

1060. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice if there are any plans to change the status of civil service who work in An Garda Síochána to public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12730/23]

Hospital Charges

Seán Fleming

1282. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will outline proposals to abolish inpatient charges, if he will provide information (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12738/23]

Mental Health Services

Seán Fleming

1424. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information in relation to the population in acute psychiatric units and the number of long stay residents in the State; the number who have been in units over 2, 3, 5, 10 and over 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13408/23]

Health Services

Sean Fleming

312. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide retinal screening facilities in locations in County Laois (details supplied); if not, if he will consider same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12010/23]

Health Services Staff

Sean Fleming

583. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to recruit a chief pharmacist in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9716/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Sean Fleming

69. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update regarding the details of a remuneration and superannuation protocol; if this matter has been finalised and payment made (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8965/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Sean Fleming

111. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) in respect of a prison officer retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8958/23]

Freedom of Speech

Sean Fleming

194. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice his views on a matter in relation to justice administration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8960/23]

Animal Diseases

Sean Fleming

248. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reply to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding TB testing laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8955/23]

Disability Services

Sean Fleming

366. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education the position regarding a pilot project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8651/23]

Schools Building Projects

Sean Fleming

420. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education when a project (details supplied) can proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8646/23]

Education Schemes

Sean Fleming

421. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education the allocation of funding for the National Educational Psychological Service in an area that can be provided (details supplied); the plans to provide this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8647/23]

Schools Building Projects

Sean Fleming

422. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education the current position of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8649/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Sean Fleming

479. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the up-to-date position in relation to negotiations regarding employees (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8542/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Sean Fleming

480. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the up-to-date position in relation to payments to a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8543/23]

Traveller Community

Seán Fleming

438. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the situation regarding the process by which funding can be applied for and be made available (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7030/23]

Health Services

Sean Fleming

1342. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when facilities will be provided at a clinic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63877/22]

Hospital Services

Sean Fleming

1351. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will outline in detail the hospitals that will benefit from a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63904/22]

Dental Services

Sean Fleming

1415. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the current position in relation to private dental practices which no longer offer services to medical card holders; if there has been any further update on this service being resumed in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1163/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Sean Fleming

1812. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide correspondence to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63945/22]

Medicinal Products

Sean Fleming

609. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that specific medicines for Addison’s disease used for hydrocortone and fludrocortisone be included and made available in the general medical scheme to people who require this and who have serious medical issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62010/22]

Housing Policy

Sean Fleming

270. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the freehold title to properties arising from the guidance issued by his Department to local authorities in April 2009 on the use of unsold affordable houses still rests with the local authority notwithstanding that these social houses are leased by an approved housing body or private management company; and if the working group appointed to deal with this issue will include tenants who are living in these houses for many years at this stage, in view of the fact that the consultation process dealing with this issue has been designed to include his Department, local authorities, approved housing bodies and the Housing Finance Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57287/22]

Third Level Fees

Sean Fleming

830. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a person (details supplied) will receive the benefit of the reduction in the fees payment recently announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55572/22]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

293. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he has identified a timeline for updating the Dental Act 1985, as committed to in the national oral health policy in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53995/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Sean Fleming

859. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will be made to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51208/22]

Driver Test

Sean Fleming

230. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport if he will expedite a driving test for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49747/22]

State Examinations

Sean Fleming

378. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education when the results for the Junior Certificate examinations which took place in June will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49542/22]

Third Level Fees

Sean Fleming

451. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a student (details supplied) who attended college in the academic year 2016/2017 and who is now going to attend a different college in academic year 2022/2023 will be approved tuition fees for the four-year duration of this new course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45859/22]

Housing Policy

Sean Fleming

208. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Working Group established in 2020 to examine issues in relation to unsold affordable properties is expected to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45286/22]

Housing Schemes

Sean Fleming

550. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government is considering any change to the tenant purchase scheme to include a category of tenants who have been excluded (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42589/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Sean Fleming

1079. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who has been declared bankrupt and-or insolvent, has a Revenue Commissioners judgment against them and has no means available to them may obtain social welfare payments such as jobseeker’s allowance or the State pension (non-contributory) (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42386/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Sean Fleming

1090. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied); and the proposals that are being considered to deal with the issues highlighted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42509/22]

Immigration Status

Sean Fleming

1387. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice the status of a category of persons (details supplied) who are in the State and who are seeking to have their situation regularised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42534/22]

Organ Donation

Sean Fleming

1515. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when legislation dealing with opt-out organ donation will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42073/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Sean Fleming

1663. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when the pandemic bonus payment will be paid to section 39 staff in an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42592/22]

Dental Services

Sean Fleming

1703. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when the issue of many dentists not providing treatment for persons with medical cards will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42717/22]