Parliamentary questions

Special Educational Needs

Pa Daly

284. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education to review the case of a school (details supplied) and to put in place the required resources for an ASD class to proceed, in order that parents can avoid having to move their children to other schools. [46401/23]

Housing Policy

Pa Daly

315. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason those on a widow’s pension, rather than a State pension, remain ineligible for the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46058/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

537. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with St. Vincent's Hospital Dublin, hepatology department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46244/23]

Bus Services

Pa Daly

129. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to consider expanding bus routes in the west of Ireland, especially a route which could link Tralee, Limerick, Galway and Sligo. [44864/23]

Courts Service

Pa Daly

375. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown for the current wait times for an initial hearing in the District, Circuit, Central, High and Supreme Courts, in tabular form. [44630/23]

Medicinal Products

Pa Daly

534. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to investigate a gap in supply for a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44873/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

577. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an urgent appointment in CHI, given the appointment set for 18 October 2023 has been postponed to 15 November 2023 and the child is on their eleventh antibiotic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45105/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

1. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice when the Garda Reserve regulations will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43775/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

3. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to make a statement on the implementation of policing reform in the area of non-core duties. [43776/23]

Disability Services

Pa Daly

189. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount that has been paid to a provider (details supplied) since they were first engaged by the HSE; and what staffing levels are in place, relative to the number of residents, in each facility the provider has. [44235/23]

Office of Director of Public Prosecutions

Pa Daly

2. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach the breakdown of the amounts paid by the DPP to prosecuting counsel in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and date in 2023, in tabular form. [43994/23]

School Staff

Pa Daly

238. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education to allocate a teacher to a school (details supplied) to cover shortages there. [44187/23]

Alcohol Sales

Pa Daly

342. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the engagements she has had with the Department of Health in relation to proposed amendments to the licensing laws; if a health assessment for the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022 has been carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43527/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

369. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of the costs of all inquiries established under Section 42 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended) for the years 2010-2023, in tabular form. [43971/23]

Legal Aid

Pa Daly

372. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of the amounts paid through the legal aid scheme to defence counsel in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [43989/23]

Public Transport

Pa Daly

66. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the young adult Leap card; and any plans he has to increase the age eligibility criteria. [42853/23]

Bus Services

Pa Daly

81. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will review capacity issues on the 272 bus route from Ballybunion to Tralee (details supplied). [43005/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

213. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1560 of 11 September 2023, if further investigation can be given to this matter as the person (details supplied) informs this Deputy that this procedure did not go ahead as the surgical procedure was cancelled and they are still awaiting surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43032/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Pa Daly

215. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment with the HSE audiology services for hearing aids, which he is without since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43034/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Pa Daly

437. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to outline what DSGBV initiatives her Department undertakes and what has been allocated to them in terms of capital and current spend in 2023. [42301/23]

Legislative Measures

Pa Daly

449. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline, as per the most recent legislative programme, when she intends to bring forward legislation to enact the recommendations of a report (details supplied). [42665/23]

Departmental Policies

Pa Daly

163. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if there are any subsidies for driving lessons for those on disability allowance, particularly for those who attend a training centre (details supplied), which is a considerable distance away from their homes, and who have no access to public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41924/23]

Hospital Services

Pa Daly

261. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of all hospitals in the State which provide pain management services; and their staff complement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41944/23]

Hospital Services

Pa Daly

262. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health what pain management services and staff complement exist in a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41945/23]

Third Level Education

Pa Daly

144. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what SUSI financial supports are available for single parents (details supplied) that have a personal insolvency arrangement, who are just over the income threshold but cannot afford college fees for their child, and are restricted from applying for loans from banks and credit unions when under a PIA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41734/23]

Medical Cards

Pa Daly

505. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health what solution will be in place for new patients seeking a GP to apply for a medical card and to sign social welfare forms, given that the HSE has indicated that it will now not assign a GP after a patient receives three or more refusals from GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40967/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

569. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a support worker (details supplied) who worked in a healthcare facility during the pandemic can expect their pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41355/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

685. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the current average allocation of unused annual leave for all members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39888/23]

Dental Services

Pa Daly

978. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to request an urgent dental appointment for a child (details supplied) in UHK dental clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40214/23]

Driver Test

Pa Daly

253. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the reason or reasons for the high driving test waiting time (details supplied) in Killarney, County Kerry; what plans have been put in place to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37379/23]

Flood Risk Management

Pa Daly

510. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what measures are being taken by the OPW to relocate persons (details supplied) due to flooding. [37336/23]

Labour Market

Pa Daly

553. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the Employment Regulation Order for security staff; and when he anticipates being able to implement same. [37485/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

Pa Daly

1006. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a decision in regard to a disability allowance appeal in respect of their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37913/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

Pa Daly

1007. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a decision in regard to a carer’s allowance appeal in respect of their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37914/23]

Statutory Instruments

Pa Daly

1070. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if S.I. No. 17/2014 - District Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2014 has been implemented; the reason for the delay of its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37247/23]

Citizenship Applications

Pa Daly

1071. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if new citizenship application processes have meant applications have been processed in non-chronological order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37249/23]

Courts Service

Pa Daly

1082. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views on pre-trial hearings as established under the Criminal Procedure Act 2021, their functions, how often they have been used and any plans she has to review their effectiveness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37348/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

1087. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of Garda vetting applications which solely return convictions more than 30 years old; and if she will make statement in relation to any legislative reforms she has planned to the Garda vetting process.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37406/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

1176. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the projected number of gardaí retirements for the years 2023-2028. [38344/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

1188. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of training Garda recruits for the year 2023, including projected and actual figures, in tabular form. [38520/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

1227. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of projected retirements from An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2023 to 2029. [38969/23]

Agriculture Supports

Pa Daly

1325. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the awarding of compensation to those unable to avail of afforestation grants, owing to their participation in the hen harrier scheme. [38898/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

1560. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a heart procedure to proceed. [37509/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pa Daly

1600. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a staff nurse (details supplied) who was employed in a healthcare facility during the pandemic and had to go on sick leave for a breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent annual leave can expect their pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37660/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

1779. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for a laparoscopy surgical procedure for a chronic health issue that has existed for over two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38530/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

1820. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38767/23]

Prison Service

Pa Daly

809. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if the Irish Prison Service Bill 2023 provides for any change to the Civil Service status of current Irish Prison Service staff; and when engagement with representatives of these staff will begin. [35856/23]

Legislative Programme

Pa Daly

812. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the criminal justice (community sanctions) Bill. [35886/23]

Rail Network

Pa Daly

68. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the proposed improvements to Tralee train station, especially any funding due under urban renewal schemes and proposed timelines for the completion of any works. [34429/23]

Sentencing Policy

Pa Daly

174. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views on the recording and reporting of sentencing data, with a particular focus on sexual offences; and what changes or reforms she intends to make in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34514/23]