Parliamentary questions

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

999. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total funding paid out to all ELC and SAC services, including a breakdown of core funding element, in the years 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [1761/23]

Medical Cards

Kathleen Funchion

1266. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if terminal cancer patients are automatically entitled to a medical card and free medical treatment for their cancer care. [63613/22]

Patient Transport

Kathleen Funchion

1484. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the patient transportation that is available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1437/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Kathleen Funchion

1544. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when front-line workers in private nursing homes in County Carlow will receive their €1,000 pandemic payment. [1690/23]

Health Services

Kathleen Funchion

258. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the services currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; if he will provide an update on discussions between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62435/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Kathleen Funchion

588. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a new diabetic insulin pump. [61927/22]

Home Help Service

Kathleen Funchion

589. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the reason that the home help of a person (details supplied) was removed in December 2021; and the number of home helps in the CHO5 area that were removed at the time. [61928/22]

Health Services

Kathleen Funchion

616. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay or difficulty in reimbursing a person (details supplied) for treatment that she had abroad, in full accordance with the rules of the treatment abroad scheme. [62147/22]

Agriculture Industry

Kathleen Funchion

123. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to a public inquiry involving all relevant stake holders regarding the issue on the farm of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61216/22]

Rail Network

Kathleen Funchion

200. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport the details of the investments and service improvements that have been made on the Dublin-Waterford train line since 1 January 2020. [59014/22]

Tax Code

Kathleen Funchion

227. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of reducing VAT on household energy bills that is gas, electricity and home heating oil to 9% from beginning of January 2023 to the end of April 2023. [59022/22]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Kathleen Funchion

262. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service is monitoring the number of cormorants on the river barrow and other waterway systems; if any relevant data on the number of cormorants on the river barrow and other waterway systems will be provided; the policies and procedures that the NPWS is using to monitor this invasive bird; if the NPWS control the number of cormorants on the inland waterway system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58757/22]

Local Authorities

Kathleen Funchion

273. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current salary scale of the chief executive officer in each local authority in tabular form. [59017/22]

Passport Services

Kathleen Funchion

307. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of full-time staff by grade working in the Passport Office as of 1 January 2022 and 22 November 2022, in tabular form. [59016/22]

Child and Family Agency

Kathleen Funchion

502. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of agency staff that have been converted to WTE Tusla employees in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59138/22]

Child and Family Agency

Kathleen Funchion

503. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the transition year programme administered by Tusla for the purposes of encouraging young persons to consider a career in the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59139/22]

Child and Family Agency

Kathleen Funchion

504. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on Tusla’s social care and social work graduate campaigns. [59140/22]

An Garda Síochána

Kathleen Funchion

569. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the number of public order offences reported to gardaí within Kilkenny and Carlow Garda division in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [59018/22]

Prison Service

Kathleen Funchion

570. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if a new recruitment campaign for psychologists to join the Irish Prison Service will be launched early in 2023. [59019/22]

Official Engagements

Kathleen Funchion

571. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the bilateral meetings she has had with her EU counterparts to date in 2022, in tabular form. [59020/22]

Legislative Measures

Kathleen Funchion

572. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the current status of Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill; and when the Bill will move to the next stage. [59021/22]

Hospital Staff

Kathleen Funchion

667. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time midwives working in the maternity unit of St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if this number will be further increased. [59015/22]

Tax Code

Kathleen Funchion

74. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance his views on the changes to the benefit-in-kind model regarding company cars proposed in the Finance Bill 2022, given that the proposed changes will now see a significant increase for employees who must use their cars for their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58376/22]

Departmental Data

Kathleen Funchion

490. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount recouped from community ELC and SAV services in the years 2020 and 2021, and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57952/22]

Health Services

Kathleen Funchion

707. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied). [57989/22]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

65. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions that his Department has taken to address disadvantage in early years and childcare settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56883/22]

Children in Care

Kathleen Funchion

83. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the degree to which he remains satisfied with the current arrangement that sees private for-profit foster care companies fulfilling the Government’s obligation in respect of children in care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56886/22]

Departmental Priorities

Kathleen Funchion

107. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will initiate a thorough investigation in the form of a non-statutory State inquiry into illegal adoptions to determine the scale of illegal adoptions, given that the actions taken to date have fallen far short in terms of remedying this egregious violation of persons’ human and identity rights; if he will commit to following up on files marked as suspicious in the course of the 2019 review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56885/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Kathleen Funchion

111. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm that he will meet with ECCE services in order to find a pathway forward and to avoid further service closures. [56888/22]

Adoption Services

Kathleen Funchion

112. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on processing delays experienced by applicants under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56887/22]

Community Development Projects

Kathleen Funchion

326. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current funding allocated to Tullow Road community centre; and when the centre can expect to receive Carlow County Council's matched funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57113/22]

Business Supports

Kathleen Funchion

138. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports in place for small businesses to support them with increasing costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56482/22]

Departmental Schemes

Kathleen Funchion

165. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the extraordinary delays with applications to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (details supplied); if he will ensure this work is carried out before the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56666/22]

Tax Collection

Kathleen Funchion

203. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the outstanding balance of local property tax for a person (details supplied). [56327/22]

Schools Building Projects

Kathleen Funchion

338. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education when the extension works will be commenced for a school (details supplied). [56328/22]

Social Welfare Code

Kathleen Funchion

381. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the current income a single parent can earn before having the fuel allowance cut; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56329/22]

Disability Services

Kathleen Funchion

535. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when the family of a person (details supplied) can expect to receive their care plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56321/22]

Driver Test

Kathleen Funchion

189. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the Road Safety Authority to issue an appointment for a person (details supplied). [54545/22]

Driver Test

Kathleen Funchion

190. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving tests currently booked in County Carlow with the Road Safety Authority; the number that have been delayed for a period of one, two and six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54546/22]

Bus Services

Kathleen Funchion

219. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the reinstatement of the Bus Éireann service for Callan, County Kilkenny, given the significant impact that the withdrawal of the X7 Bus Éireann service is having in this rural constituency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55138/22]

Energy Prices

Kathleen Funchion

280. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by butchery businesses that rely heavily on refrigeration to operate their companies, in order to comply with the highest standards of food safety and hygiene, food production, processing, manufacturing and packaging, which all require a large amount of electricity; the steps that his Department has taken to ensure that more butchery businesses are not forced to close due to already high energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54896/22]

Adoption Services

Kathleen Funchion

762. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Adoption Authority is currently in a position to respond to applications for information under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022 within 30 days; and if not, the reason for same. [54739/22]

Adoption Services

Kathleen Funchion

763. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Tusla is currently in a position to respond to applications for information under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022 within 30 days; and if not, the reason for same.
[54740/22]

Adoption Services

Kathleen Funchion

764. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional resources that have been put in place to ensure that the Adoption Authority and Tusla are in a position to respond to applications for information under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022 within 30 days. [54741/22]

Legislative Measures

Kathleen Funchion

775. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the 30-day statutory requirement for responses to be issued to applicants seeking information under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022 means 30 working days or 30 days in total. [55134/22]

Legislative Measures

Kathleen Funchion

776. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the 60-day extension time for responses to applicants seeking information under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022 means 60 working days or 60 days in total. [55135/22]

Health Service Executive

Kathleen Funchion

928. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [54287/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Kathleen Funchion

129. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Early Learning and Care services that have engaged with County Childcare Committees in relation to financial sustainability in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53922/22]

Social Welfare Code

Kathleen Funchion

437. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the assistance that her Department can provide a person (details supplied). [52812/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Kathleen Funchion

488. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding increases, if any, have been made to the Early Childhood Care and Education scheme since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53921/22]