Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Fuel Poverty

Michael McNamara

175. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures put in place by his Department to alleviate fuel and energy poverty in County of Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11447/22]

Fuel Poverty

Michael McNamara

176. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will list the methodologies, reports, databases, statistics and all other relevant sources used by his Department to measure fuel and energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11448/22]

Departmental Data

Michael McNamara

220. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the public transport spend per capita per county for each of the years 2016 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11445/22]

Departmental Data

Michael McNamara

221. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the public transport spend per capita for each of the electoral divisions in County Clare for the years 2016 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11446/22]

Defective Building Materials

Michael McNamara

362. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the calculation of rebuild rates for homes in County Clare affected by pyrite will be included in his Department’s assessment of a new defective block redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11418/22]

Emergency Accommodation

Michael McNamara

367. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of children living in emergency accommodation in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary in February 2022; the corresponding figures for February 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11440/22]

World Heritage Sites

Michael McNamara

368. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will confirm the successful applications for inclusion on the new tentative list of potential world heritage properties for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11441/22]

Defective Building Materials

Michael McNamara

369. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the pyrite remediation scheme will be extended to include affected properties in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11443/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Michael McNamara

492. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the statutory basis for requiring an applicant for the free travel scheme to have a Public Services Card in order to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10881/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael McNamara

631. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10903/22]

Mental Health Services

Michael McNamara

703. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with an urgent CAMHS assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11194/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Michael McNamara

741. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress update on the new build ward extension at Raheen Community Hospital, County Clare; when the facility will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11424/22]

Hospital Staff

Michael McNamara

742. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of new staff and the expansion of the medical assessment unit at Ennis hospital; the details of any expansion of services; if consideration will be given by his Department and the HSE for a further expansion of services provided at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11425/22]

Artists' Remuneration

Michael McNamara

243. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the consultation process for the basic income scheme for artists has been completed; when the 2,000 or more artists will receive the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10594/22]

Special Educational Needs

Michael McNamara

293. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure there are no cuts to the upcoming special education teaching allocation hours for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10537/22]

Horse Racing Industry

Michael McNamara

461. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will give permission to Horse Sport Ireland to commence passport printing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10542/22]

Schools Building Projects

Michael McNamara

151. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education the position regarding an application for a new extension to a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10365/22]

Disability Services

Michael McNamara

199. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive full-time personal assistant support hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10144/22]

Broadband Infrastructure

Michael McNamara

113. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the provision of fibre broadband to a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9127/22]

Energy Production

Michael McNamara

117. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Government will consider extending the operation of Moneypoint Power Station beyond its scheduled closure date of 2025 in view of Ireland's ongoing energy security challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9193/22]

National Broadband Plan

Michael McNamara

118. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a progress report on the roll-out of the national broadband plan; the number of properties connected; the number of properties surveyed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9194/22]

Rail Network

Michael McNamara

183. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the details of the investment that is planned by Iarnród Éireann for its network in County Clare during 2022; the consideration that is being given to the opening of a rail stop at Crusheen, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9186/22]

Airport Security

Michael McNamara

184. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when a centralised system for processing enhanced security checks for air travel workers was introduced in Ireland; the decision-making process behind using a centralised system for the process; the reason that Shannon Airport is no longer directly processing such security checks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9187/22]

National Lottery

Michael McNamara

293. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of the review into the national lottery good causes awards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9196/22]

Housing Schemes

Michael McNamara

340. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress of his Department’s review of income eligibility for social housing supports in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9199/22]

Wastewater Treatment

Michael McNamara

341. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress of the proposed sewerage scheme in Broadford, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9200/22]

Wastewater Treatment

Michael McNamara

342. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the inclusion of Carrigaholt, Cooraclare and Doolin, County Clare in the proposed pilot scheme providing funding for infrastructure in rural villages that currently are outside Irish Water’s investment programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9201/22]

Housing Schemes

Michael McNamara

343. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications made under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme in each county; the number that were approved in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9202/22]

Wastewater Treatment

Michael McNamara

344. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of group sewerage schemes that were approved funding in each county over the past two years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9203/22]

Wastewater Treatment

Michael McNamara

345. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding which was allocated for the development of new group sewerage schemes in each county over the past two years; the amount which was approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9204/22]

School Staff

Michael McNamara

508. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made in finalising the pay and conditions for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10058/22]

An Garda Síochána

Michael McNamara

635. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice if a tendering competition was carried out for the design and supply of the new operational uniform for An Garda Síochána; if so, the details of the successful tenderer; the breakdown of the cost of the outsourced work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9195/22]

Hospital Facilities

Michael McNamara

691. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the type and location of beds he plans to open during 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9189/22]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

692. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of adults with intellectual disabilities in residential care in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9190/22]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

693. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the position regarding podiatry services provided by the HSE in County Clare; the status of the service going forward; the number of persons on the waiting list for the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9191/22]

Primary Care Services

Michael McNamara

730. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of days per week the new lymphoedema specialist clinic in Ennis, County Clare was in operation in 2021; the number of patients currently awaiting appointments at the lymphoedema clinic; the length of the waiting times for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9313/22]

Departmental Data

Michael McNamara

773. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the detail of the incidence of presentations at hospitals in the State with myocarditis, aneurysms and clotting disorders by month in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9532/22]

Departmental Bodies

Michael McNamara

894. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings of the Beef Market Taskforce that have been held since its establishment in 2019; the details of the meetings scheduled for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9183/22]

Departmental Schemes

Michael McNamara

896. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the beef data genomics programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9496/22]

Work Permits

Michael McNamara

196. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an application by a person (details supplied) for a work permit will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7988/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael McNamara

678. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7597/22]

Forestry Sector

Michael McNamara

108. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licences and afforestation permits granted in total in 2020 and 2021, respectively; the number of applications outstanding or undecided for felling licences and afforestation permits at 1 January 2020, 1 February 2021 and 1 January 2022, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7080/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

112. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the solutions he has put in place to save many farmers from wipe-out in 2022 due to the astronomical increases in fertiliser costs for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7081/22]

Flood Risk Management

Michael McNamara

319. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a flood risk assessment is necessary to be carried out in respect of development projects funded by his Department under Rebuilding Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6319/22]

Passport Services

Michael McNamara

348. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5855/22]

Departmental Data

Michael McNamara

691. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of children who await appointments and assessments with early intervention services in County Clare; the average wait time for persons on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6191/22]

Hospital Admissions

Michael McNamara

742. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be transferred as a matter of urgency from the trauma ward at University Hospital Limerick to Croom Orthopaedic Hospital while awaiting a transfer to Tallaght University Hospital for urgent surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6521/22]

Driver Licences

Michael McNamara

221. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when the NDLS centre in Ennis, County Clare will fully reopen to the public without necessary appointments following the recent easing of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5614/22]

School Funding

Michael McNamara

454. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education the position regarding an application for grant aid for major capital works by a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4253/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael McNamara

558. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not been facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5040/22]