Questions and answers published after July 2012 can be viewed here. Viewing by Government Department is possible by term or specific dates from March 2016 onwards. Written answers are published as received from departments. To see parliamentary questions published before July 2012, search in Dáil debates.
Questions and answers for Dáil or Seanad term
Page 4 of 103
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Bus Services
Seán Sherlock
255. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the status of the roll-out of next gen ticketing in Cork city and county buses. [1262/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Bus Services
Seán Sherlock
256. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus users on each individual bus route in Cork city and county in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [1263/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Bus Services
Seán Sherlock
257. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus users on each individual bus route in Waterford city and county in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [1264/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Bus Services
Seán Sherlock
258. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus users on each individual bus route in Galway city and county in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [1265/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Bus Services
Seán Sherlock
259. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus users on each individual bus route in Limerick city and county in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [1266/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Bus Services
Seán Sherlock
260. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus users on each individual bus route in Dublin city and county in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [1267/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Park-and-Ride Facilities
Seán Sherlock
261. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the status of applications for additional park and ride locations in cork city; the amount spent to date on such applications and proposed dates for constructions. [1270/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Road Network
Seán Sherlock
262. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport when the route for the Northern Distributor Road in Cork city will be chosen; and when work will commence. [1271/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Road Projects
Seán Sherlock
263. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the date of publication of TII funding for 2024 for national roads and by-passes. [1272/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Driver Test
Seán Sherlock
284. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of applicants awaiting a driving test, by county and age and the length of time that they are waiting, in tabular form. [1562/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Swimming Pools
Seán Sherlock
717. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will examine a funding line for the construction and enhancement of swimming pools in local authority areas. [1254/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Housing Provision
Seán Sherlock
811. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider using the Old Cork Prison site for affordable and social housing as well as a community hub that supports the arts and community groups while respecting the history of the area and creating a tourist attraction in the area. [1273/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Local Authorities
Seán Sherlock
822. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he received the final submission on additional costs associated with a project (details supplied); and if he will publish the submission in full, unredacted; and the date on which a decision on funding will be made. [1473/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Social Welfare Eligibility
Seán Sherlock
900. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection how a DCA appeals process could come back with a response that says "the evidence provided does not indicate that the level of additional support required is substantially in excess of that required by children of the same age without their disability" when all the medical reports for a person (details supplied) demonstrate a high level of care for their child and that the child's condition is recognised as one of the eligible conditions. [57048/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Departmental Data
Seán Sherlock
901. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection for a breakdown of the number of DCA applications rejected by her Department, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 and per condition of the applicant's child, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57049/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Citizenship Applications
Seán Sherlock
1008. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application for a person (details supplied); to account for the repeated requests for Garda vetting when the requests have been complied with and processing has been deemed completed; and to set out any other requirements that may be asked of the applicant in order to complete the overall citizenship application process. [56479/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Early Childhood Care and Education
Seán Sherlock
1427. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of afterschool places that have ceased operations, by county in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [1767/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Child and Family Agency
Seán Sherlock
1428. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what restrictions are currently in place in respect of employees of the Child and Family Agency running in local elections; and the rationale for any such restrictions. [1776/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Medicinal Products
Seán Sherlock
1506. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the criteria for a medicine reimbursement application to be considered by the HSE’s products committee for reimbursement; the criteria for a medicine to be considered by the HSE’s Drugs Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56569/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Medicinal Products
Seán Sherlock
1507. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the criteria for which reimbursement applications may be eligible for a rapid review assessment only; and the criteria for referring medicines to carry out a full health technology assessment. [56570/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Medicinal Products
Seán Sherlock
1508. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure equality of access to medicines between public patients and private insurance payers for oncology medicines, in view of the fact that private insurers have declared they will make medicines available post-licencing by the European Medicines Agency on an individual patient-basis, and public patients do not avail of these medicines approximately two years post-licensing by the European Medicines Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56571/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Health Services Staff
Seán Sherlock
1510. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the amount that was paid by the HSE to recruitment companies in each month in 2023; the specific areas for which these companies were recruiting in the health service; and the number of staff that were successfully recruited each month for the same period, in tabular form. [56583/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Parliamentary Questions
Seán Sherlock
1676. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of Parliamentary Questions yet to be answered by the HSE. [1275/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
written
Third Level Fees
Seán Sherlock
1855. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a student (details supplied) will be afforded the reduction in fees given to other students. [1274/24]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
written
Legislative Measures
Seán Sherlock
77. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans under the child care (amendment) Bill 2023 to establish a committee on childcare, which will include representation from other Departments to oversee and facilitate inter-agency collaboration (details supplied). [55773/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
written
Mental Health Services
Seán Sherlock
84. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children referred back to primary care by their CDNT, by CDNT, in 2023 to date, in tabular form. [55777/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
written
Mental Health Services
Seán Sherlock
86. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of CAMHS referrals from CDNTs, by CDNT and CHO, to date in 2023, in tabular form. [55776/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
written
Departmental Schemes
Seán Sherlock
91. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will undertake to bring forward the second increase in the foster carer's allowance under budget 2024 in line with other payments ahead of November 2025. [55774/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
written
Departmental Funding
Seán Sherlock
106. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will fund research by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to barriers to foster care in order to build fostering back up as a key pillar in society as how we treat and care for the most vulnerable. [55775/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
written
Illegal Dumping
Seán Sherlock
153. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that have been undertaken by local authorities in terms of CCTV monitoring of illegal dumping, including dog fouling and antisocial behaviour, since the enactment of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022, in tabular form. [55904/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
written
Schools Building Projects
Seán Sherlock
92. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the number of school projects, by county, currently waiting for a decision by An Bord Pleanála, in tabular form. [55485/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
written
Planning Issues
Seán Sherlock
120. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide resources to ensure education projects can be completed within the 18-week statutory timeframe at An Bord Pleanála. [55500/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
Public Procurement Contracts
Seán Sherlock
283. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of submissions which his Department has received in response to the recent infrastructure contract tender (details supplied); if he is satisfied that the number and quality of submissions will deliver on the Government’s digital strategy, the national digital objectives on digitisations and moves to the cloud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55401/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
Ministerial Staff
Seán Sherlock
371. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a person was appointed to the role of night-time economy adviser (details supplied). [54895/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
Departmental Funding
Seán Sherlock
373. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there has been any request for funding for capital improvement works at a facility (details supplied). [55081/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
written
Medical Aids and Appliances
Seán Sherlock
812. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1495 of 18 January 2023, what payments have been made per month to the company by the hospital in 2022 to date in 2023.
[54953/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
written
Ukraine War
Seán Sherlock
299. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an application has been made or is being considered being made for accommodation for international protection applicants and those availing of the temporary protection for people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine (details supplied). [54336/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
written
Health Services Staff
Seán Sherlock
166. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to consider an exemption to the HSE recruitment freeze in the case of a person (details supplied). [53957/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
written
Visa Applications
Seán Sherlock
385. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the status and when a decision will be reached for a visa application by a person (details supplied). [53360/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
written
Assisted Decision-Making
Seán Sherlock
473. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person’s application (details supplied) under the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015 will be processed. [53429/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
written
Assisted Decision-Making
Seán Sherlock
474. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications that have been completed under the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015 since the Decision Support Service came into being earlier this year; in tabular form. [53430/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
written
Parliamentary Questions
Seán Sherlock
611. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE-referred parliamentary questions or TD rep queries yet to be answered as of 29 November 2023, in tabular form. [53787/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
written
Northern Ireland
Seán Sherlock
150. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the situation in Lough Neagh; and if consideration could be given to utilising the resources of the shared island Initiative to alleviate this situation. [41665/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
written
Traffic Management
Seán Sherlock
287. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if he will seek and fund traffic calming measures and community safety works in an area (details supplied). [53029/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
written
Defence Forces
Seán Sherlock
25. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there is a height restriction on entry into the Irish Defence Forces; if so, if there are plans to adjust or remove such a restriction, given the problems with recruitment and retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52635/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
written
Disability Diagnoses
Seán Sherlock
126. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 978 of 7 November 2023, what services the assessment of need administrative hub in CHO7 will carry out; if there is a difference in the level of services that exist in the assessment hubs established in CHO3, 6 and 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52602/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
written
Disabilities Assessments
Seán Sherlock
127. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of assessments of need carried out by the private sector following a referral from the HSE; the number per month in each of the past six months; the CHO location of each of these private referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52603/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
written
Addiction Treatment Services
Seán Sherlock
135. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated to a community group (details supplied) in County Kildare; if so, the amount of funding; the date such funding will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52601/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
written
Road Projects
Seán Sherlock
174. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if he has given further consideration to funding the next phase of the Mallow relief road to enable the project to be brought to planning stage. [52380/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
written
Animal Breeding
Seán Sherlock
441. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 28 September 2023, if he will update his response based on engagement since the original question. [52105/23]