Parliamentary questions

Heritage Sites

Seán Sherlock

211. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of repair works at a site (details supplied); and when it will reopen to the public. [3552/24]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Sherlock

112. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if she will fund the establishment of a special class building for a school (details supplied). [3138/24]

Housing Provision

Seán Sherlock

132. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 811 of 17 January 2024, if he will publish the report compiled on the viability and potential of the site. [3276/24]

Heritage Projects

Seán Sherlock

181. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the plans for the development of the Sean McDermott Street Magdalene Laundry; the timelines for the project; the timing of the availability of the detailed design of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3136/24]

State Properties

Seán Sherlock

154. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position with the promised re appointment of derelict houses in the Curragh Camp in County Kildare into family homes; the number completed to date; the number that will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2852/24]

State Properties

Seán Sherlock

155. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position with the Curragh Plains consultation; the next steps in the process and the time frames involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2853/24]

Airport Policy

Seán Sherlock

186. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the authority responsible for private aircraft flying throughout the State, is there a record of those flights, the flightpaths they took, the altitude they flew at, how a person can check should a record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2848/24]

Housing Schemes

Seán Sherlock

356. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for housing the up-to-date position with the housing aid and adaptation grants; the plans for reforming the grant; when will such reforms be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2850/24]

Rental Sector

Seán Sherlock

357. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any update of relief for those currently living in cost rental accommodation and paying up to 50% of their income on rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2851/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Seán Sherlock

620. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Cork who was referred on 22 December 2022 will have a date for cataract surgery assigned to their (details supplied). [2717/24]

General Practitioner Services

Seán Sherlock

623. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a request (details supplied) regarding a GP service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2849/24]

Departmental Projects

Seán Sherlock

681. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the up-to-date position with the delivery of an infrastructure project in south Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2854/24]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

246. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of submissions received under the latest round of consultation for BusConnects Cork; and the amount spent in total on all three rounds of consultation, by subject line and the date for the publication of the statutory round of consultation for the sustainable transport corridors, in tabular form. [1252/24]

Rail Network

Seán Sherlock

247. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the date for publication of the route of the proposed Cork Luas; and the amount spent to date on the project. [1253/24]

Departmental Funding

Seán Sherlock

248. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if a capital envelope is available to local authorities for the repair and enhancement of footpaths. [1255/24]

Departmental Funding

Seán Sherlock

249. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow applications by local authorities to retrofit active travel funding to older estates for the repair and enhancement of roads and footpaths especially in estates that are commuter estates. [1256/24]

Cycling Facilities

Seán Sherlock

250. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of users of the Cork bike scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, by station, in tabular form; and the number of 2024 memberships recorded to date. [1257/24]

Cycling Facilities

Seán Sherlock

251. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of users of the Galway bike scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, by station, in tabular form; and the number of 2024 memberships recorded to date. [1258/24]

Cycling Facilities

Seán Sherlock

252. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of users of the Dublin bike scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, by station, in tabular form; and the number of 2024 memberships recorded to date. [1259/24]

Cycling Facilities

Seán Sherlock

253. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of users of the Waterford bike scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, by station, in tabular form; and the number of 2024 memberships recorded to date. [1260/24]

Cycling Facilities

Seán Sherlock

254. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of users of the Limerick bike scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, by station, in tabular form; and the number of 2024 memberships recorded to date.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1261/24]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]