Parliamentary questions

Electricity Grid

Cathal Crowe

119. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has had discussions with the CRU on the possibility of adding a second annual application window for the Enduring Connections Process. [12812/24]

Electric Vehicles

Cathal Crowe

165. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he, in consultation with the relevant departments, will examine a financial incentive for drivers to buy a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in order to meet Ireland's obligation to move away from diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12222/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Cathal Crowe

291. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the details on when his Department will undertake drainage and flood relief works at Gullet Cross, Cratloe, County Clare. [12273/24]

School Funding

Cathal Crowe

456. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she can urgently reconsider a decision not to grant emergency works approval to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12318/24]

School Funding

Cathal Crowe

457. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education when the application period for the summer works scheme 2024 will open. [12319/24]

Housing Provision

Cathal Crowe

624. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to extend the current timeline restrictions on the temporary development contribution waiver scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11893/24]

Housing Schemes

Cathal Crowe

646. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if individuals who have fully or partially demolished an old derelict property are also eligible to apply for funding under the croí cónaithe scheme; if so, what percentage of demolition is allowable under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12281/24]

Social Welfare Code

Cathal Crowe

754. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection what supports her Department will put in place for those who have been on special leave with pay and whose payments are due to cease, but who cannot return to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12512/24]

EU Meetings

Cathal Crowe

979. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his priorities for the upcoming discussion on the future of the EU fisheries and aquaculture sector to be held in Bruges on 24 and 25 March 2024. [12017/24]

Irish Language

Cathal Crowe

1544. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department provides funding opportunities that Irish PhD students undertaking their studies in the Irish language abroad can avail of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11663/24]

Human Rights

Cathal Crowe

8. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the case of a political prisoner (details supplied) in Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10849/24]

Human Rights

Cathal Crowe

68. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the case of a political prisoner (details supplied) in Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10848/24]

An Garda Síochána

Cathal Crowe

286. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider changing a rule (details supplied) restricting elected representatives from sitting on multiple Joint Policing Committees. [11351/24]

Health Services

Cathal Crowe

412. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he can provide full detail on the safety issues that currently make the establishment of a 24-hour accident and emergency unit in Ennis General Hospital unviable. [11405/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Cathal Crowe

86. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her Department can reconcile documents received from a teacher (details supplied) with their service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10897/24]

Departmental Funding

Cathal Crowe

202. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he, in consultation with the HSE, will reconsider the decision to cease funding the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD Programme currently delivered by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10906/24]

Rail Network

Cathal Crowe

175. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport to provide the list of new rail stations to be opened under the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy; when works will commence on each; when each will be opened and operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10337/24]

Airport Policy

Cathal Crowe

177. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated by his Department to each of Ireland's regional airports for each year 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10365/24]

School Staff

Cathal Crowe

303. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will look favourably on the staffing appeal of a school (details supplied) for September 2024 due to the extenuating circumstances of the case. [10248/24]

School Staff

Cathal Crowe

304. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason County Meath was omitted from the redeployment programme for secondary school teachers, as recently announced by her Department; and when teachers in this county will be able to apply for a transfer to other counties. [10251/24]

School Equipment

Cathal Crowe

306. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will look favourably on the appeal made by the parents of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10314/24]

School Accommodation

Cathal Crowe

332. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she and officials in the additional school accommodation unit of her Department will urgently revisit the capital funding that has been approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10767/24]

Defective Building Materials

Cathal Crowe

408. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage why there are delays in having houses in County Clare with defective concrete blocks being approved for the remediation scheme; is it the case that his Department along with the housing agency are delaying the processing of applications so that they get a large batch of them together; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10306/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Cathal Crowe

469. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if she will intervene to ensure that an application for naturalisation (details supplied) is processed as soon as possible. [9986/24]

Direct Provision System

Cathal Crowe

542. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a crime has been committed at the Knockalisheen Accommodation Centre, Meelick, County Clare (details suppled) which has led to a resident being moved to another facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10003/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Cathal Crowe

567. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the State-owned buildings in County Clare that have been brought forward as suggested accommodation centres for individuals seeking international protection; which of these have been deemed unviable; which are still under consideration at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10279/24]

International Protection

Cathal Crowe

571. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the contract his Department has with a facility (details supplied) for the provision of accommodation to international protection applicants is due to expire; if this is a roll-over contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10341/24]

Emergency Departments

Cathal Crowe

756. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the recommendation contained within the HIQA report resulting from the unannounced inspection of the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick (details supplied) has been acted upon; if so, the details of when it was started and when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10668/24]

Departmental Funding

Cathal Crowe

815. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be a repeat of the Community Recognition Fund in 2024 to support communities who are welcoming people from Ukraine and other countries; if so, when she will be announcing the details of it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10367/24]

Community Development Projects

Cathal Crowe

816. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when details of the 2024 Community Support Fund for enhancing facilities in disadvantaged communities will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10368/24]

Health Services

Cathal Crowe

27. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department will take to help tackle issues at University Hospital Limerick and the knock-on effect on public health in the midwest region. [9347/24]

Disability Services

Cathal Crowe

137. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CHO3 in 2023; the number of persons with disabilities in 2023 that received personal assistance hours in CHO3 in 2023; the total number of hours provided in each category in CHO3 in 2023; the target number of hours for each category in CHO3 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9522/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cathal Crowe

48. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider sanctioning an ASD class for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9488/24]

Departmental Schemes

Cathal Crowe

87. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of SEAI home energy upgrades that have been grant supported since 2020, per county; and the amount of grant funding paid out in euro under home energy upgrades, per county, in tabular form. [8985/24]

Defence Forces

Cathal Crowe

95. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the defence infrastructure projects that have been completed since 2020; and the funding provided for each project, by county, in tabular format. [8993/24]

School Staff

Cathal Crowe

225. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider increasing the salary paid to school bus escorts as it is only 70 cent above the national minimum wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9113/24]

Social Welfare Schemes

Cathal Crowe

324. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider revising the long-term carers contribution scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9379/24]

Departmental Data

Cathal Crowe

331. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details on the number of applications received by her Department for the Ireland immigrant investor programme in County Clare; and if she will provide topline detail on these applications. [8729/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Cathal Crowe

355. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) can expect her passport and other relevant paperwork to issue following a naturalisation ceremony; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9198/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Cathal Crowe

385. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of farmer scheme payments made on a per county basis for the year 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8906/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Cathal Crowe

386. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of payments in euro paid out in 2023 to beef and sheep farmers in each county; the number of payees in each county, since the formation of this Government, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8941/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Cathal Crowe

387. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of payments in euro paid out in 2023 under the areas of natural constraint scheme, by county; and the total number of farmers paid in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8942/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Cathal Crowe

403. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will intervene in the case of a child (details supplied) awaiting an essential ASD assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8881/24]

Hospital Services

Cathal Crowe

592. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason a foot clinic is no longer held in Tallaght University Hospital; and if there are plans to resume this vital service. [9181/24]

Departmental Schemes

Cathal Crowe

664. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the rules, terms and conditions of the community services scheme administered by Pobal explicitly exclude community organisations that operate as branches of a national body (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8995/24]

Departmental Schemes

Cathal Crowe

668. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the community services scheme will reopen for applications in 2024, and if so, when is it expected to open. [9308/24]

Local Authorities

Cathal Crowe

670. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will allocate additional funding to Clare County Council to help clear the significant backlog for local improvement scheme applications (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9351/24]

Nursing Homes

Cathal Crowe

269. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will revise the national treatment purchase fund calculation mechanism for funding fair deal stays in not-for-profit charitable nursing homes, such as Cahercalla Community Hospital in Ennis and Carrigoran Nursing Home, Newmarket-on-Fergus, to reflect rising costs in providing healthcare, along with incidental costs often arising from HIQA inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8419/24]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Cathal Crowe

3. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the third shared island forum; and the priorities under the shared island initiative in 2024. [7799/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cathal Crowe

86. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will reconsider the decision not to grant assistive technology to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8290/24]