Parliamentary questions

Birth Certificates

John McGuinness

148. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeframe for granting access to the original birth certificates of those seeking information on the details of their birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15291/22]

Special Educational Needs

John McGuinness

531. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the number of applications made by schools for special needs assistants; the number refused, appealed and the number of successful appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14654/22]

School Facilities

John McGuinness

532. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if appropriate non-negligence insurance was put in place by her Department relative to a matter (details supplied); if her Department will now deal with the serious subsidence issues along the boundary in which construction of a retaining wall and back-fill took place; if her Department will inspect the property; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14677/22]

Disadvantaged Status

John McGuinness

545. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if DEIS urban 1 status will be applied to a school (details supplied); and if a positive response will be expedited. [14800/22]

Departmental Data

John McGuinness

998. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of business cases that have been submitted to his Department by an organisation (details supplied); the date that each application was received; the date that a final decision was notified to the organisation; the number of business cases yet to be decided; and the timeframe for a final decision in each case. [14652/22]

Departmental Contracts

John McGuinness

999. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of contracts won by an organisation (details supplied) in each of the HSE CHO areas; the commencement, end date and value of each contract; and If the Government procurement framework was used for each contract. [14653/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

319. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the illness benefits that are available to a person (details supplied). [13610/22]

Health Services

John McGuinness

385. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appropriate place will be provided in full-time residential care for a person (details supplied); if the necessary assessments will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13674/22]

Greyhound Industry

John McGuinness

405. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the grant already sanctioned to refurbish the Kilkenny dog track arising from the sale of Harold's Cross stadium and the timeline for the payment of the grant. [13673/22]

Technological Universities

John McGuinness

66. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the mechanism that is in place to deal with human resources legacy issues arising from the amalgamation of the institutes of technology to the new technology universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12779/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

John McGuinness

122. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider the establishment of a campus in Kilkenny to provide a national centre for apprenticeships as part of the new South East Technological University; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12780/22]

State Pensions

John McGuinness

360. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the contribution history of a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if their contributions will entitle them to a State pension (contributory). [12349/22]

Special Educational Needs

John McGuinness

301. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a special needs assistant and other supports will be provided in the case of a child (details supplied); and if the resolution to the matter will be expedited. [12230/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

John McGuinness

306. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if supplementary welfare will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if the household issues will be investigated to determine the level of intervention required. [12232/22]

Ambulance Service

John McGuinness

340. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the building occupied by the National Ambulance Service in County Carlow was condemned in 2016; if the recent fire safety report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12226/22]

Departmental Schemes

John McGuinness

233. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of an application for a flood relief scheme submitted by (details supplied); and if the scheme will be approved as a matter of urgency. [10636/22]

Social Welfare Appeals

John McGuinness

321. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a farm assist payment now under appeal in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [10637/22]

Health Services

John McGuinness

234. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason that there has been a cut in services of 75% relative to the care of a person (details supplied); if the full range of services will be restored immediately given that the person is a complex case and requires maximum therapeutic input to achieve the best outcome; and if the matter will be expedited. [10271/22]

Special Educational Needs

John McGuinness

433. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the criteria used by the HSE to refer persons to the Middletown Centre for Autism, Middletown, Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9244/22]

Ambulance Service

John McGuinness

845. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the work to be carried out at the National Ambulance Service base, Carlow arising from a recent inspection which focused on fire prevention and safety; if the works have been costed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9899/22]

Health Services

John McGuinness

441. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a case worker will be appointed in the case of a person (details supplied); and the reason the health services have not addressed this issue to date. [5626/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

John McGuinness

442. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if all workers involved in hospital emergency settings will be paid the special Covid payment of €1,000 based on their direct input in assisting and processing patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5627/22]

Departmental Reports

John McGuinness

443. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the steps to be taken relative to the interim report submitted to his Department on a case (details supplied); if the investigation into the 47 persons who were referred to the Houses of the Oireachtas will commence; and if not, his plans in relation to the matter. [5628/22]

Departmental Reports

John McGuinness

444. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the dates in order that led to the report on the orthodontic services in Dublin and mid-Leinster being commissioned; the actions taken arising from the report; the lessons learned from the report; the improvements that were initiated; the number of patients affected; the number given an appointment for treatment; the number yet to be contacted; the number that failed to respond; if the lookback review promised in 2021 has commenced; if so, the timeframe for completion; the person or body conducting this review.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5629/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

John McGuinness

610. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the full cost of the investigation and report by a company (details supplied) into the cyber-attack on the HSE; if the procurement guidelines were followed in this instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3272/22]

Departmental Schemes

John McGuinness

88. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grants available from his Department or other State agencies to persons interested in advancing a proposal to recycle spent coffee grounds rather than sending the waste to landfill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1172/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

916. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 409 of 30 November 20221, if a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied) which is under appeal will be expedited and approved. [1173/22]

Ambulance Service

John McGuinness

1581. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the outcome of the recent inspection carried out by the Health and Safety Authority of the National Ambulance Service base in County Carlow; the remedial works required arising from the inspection and the associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1025/22]

Ambulance Service

John McGuinness

1582. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if, arising from recent complaints aired through the media and in Dáil Éireann, he plans to carry out a review and audit of the National Ambulance Service relative to the protocols observed in the dispatching of ambulances, the general efficiency or otherwise of the service, the operational costs, human resources management, the promotions process and the general training of staff throughout the organisation; the level of funding allocated in each of the past five years to operate the service; if the service is operating with the full complement of staff and management required; the positions that are currently vacant in the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1026/22]

Social Welfare Payments

John McGuinness

436. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a maximum guardianship payment will be reinstated for a person (details supplied); and if all arrears due will be expedited. [61402/21]

Healthcare Policy

John McGuinness

596. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a scheme to ease the cost burden on persons and families that for health reasons are forced to buy more expensive specific types of essential foodstuffs such as gluten free products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61436/21]

Medical Cards

John McGuinness

597. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will include the cost to patients of having bloods taken for analysis on the medical card scheme or on the general practitioner contract; if the practice of charging patients and the charge itself is uniform throughout the country; if his Department has agreed the charge with general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61444/21]

Nursing Homes

John McGuinness

599. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the transitional funding arrangement put in place by the HSE for the care of a person (details supplied); if approval for the fair deal scheme will be completed based on the information provided; if an application for a medical card will also be approved as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61457/21]

Agriculture Schemes

John McGuinness

762. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if appeals lodged by a person (details supplied) relative to the BPS for 2019, 2020 and 2021 will be expedited and approved; if the power line corridors highlighted on images of their farm holding submitted with the appeals will be included in their claim for benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61185/21]

Forestry Sector

John McGuinness

768. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application before the Forest Service by persons (details supplied) submitted on 20 October 2020 is still awaiting a decision and is being delayed by the NPWS which apparently has no wildlife ranger in place to provide a report; the action he is taking to deal with the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61323/21]

Road Projects

John McGuinness

190. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the detail of the list of applications being considered by his Department relative to new roads infrastructure in County Kilkenny; the stage each one is at in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60889/21]

Social Welfare Payments

John McGuinness

256. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the rate of partial capacity benefit payment being paid to a person (details supplied) will be increased from €101 to €144 per week given that this is the amount they were being paid before being cut off in error; and if the increased payment and arrears will be expedited. [60998/21]

State Bodies

John McGuinness

398. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of verbal and written reports received by him from his nominees to the board of Gaisce; the number of meetings he has had with these board members; if his attention has been drawn to serious HR issues that remain unresolved relating to one person in the organisation; if he will investigate the amount of funding being spent on legal fees relative to the case; if he will intervene to resolve the matter to prevent further trauma and emotional stress being inflicted on the person concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59889/21]

Inland Fisheries

John McGuinness

157. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the recommendations of the Salmon Commission relative to the 5% rod exploitation rate on catch and release and 15% on harvesting fish is being applied and enforced or if a variation of the recommendations are now being applied; the way an allowance for a dry year is calculated; if fish counters are installed on the rivers Suir, Nore and Barrow; if not, if there are plans to install them; if he will outline the way fish stocks are calculated in these rivers and the way the impact of a dry year is reflected in the count; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58552/21]

Social Welfare Appeals

John McGuinness

409. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) which is under appeal will be expedited and approved. [59036/21]

Health Services

John McGuinness

569. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm an immediate date for an assessment of a patient (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford. [58558/21]

Social Welfare Payments

John McGuinness

275. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a working family payment will be reinstated immediately for a person (details supplied) based on the information provided to them by her Department. [58080/21]

Forestry Sector

John McGuinness

663. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application (details supplied) that has been before the Forest Service since 2019 will be approved without delay; the reason for the delay in the processing of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55563/21]

Road Projects

John McGuinness

222. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the list of applications being considered by his Department relative to new roads infrastructure in County Kilkenny; the stage each application is at in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55275/21]

Special Educational Needs

John McGuinness

135. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if approval will be expedited for an ASD classroom for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54807/21]

Disabilities Assessments

John McGuinness

234. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an assessment for autism will be expedited for a child (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; if a timeline will be provided for the provision of the supports required; if full contact details will be provided for the HSE officials in this area; if he will request that the health professionals in the HSE make immediate contact with the family to set out a course of action for the long-term care of the child; the services available to those with autism in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and his views on the waiting lists in relation to same. [54947/21]

Banking Sector

John McGuinness

76. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on recent engagement he or his Department have had with a trade union (details supplied) in relation to the future of banking in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54338/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

John McGuinness

116. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford that have now registered under the business resumption support scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54337/21]

Social Welfare Payments

John McGuinness

469. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the partial capacity benefit payment will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied). [54262/21]

Agriculture Schemes

John McGuinness

712. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the payments due to a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [54264/21]