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Departmental Data
Catherine Connolly
128. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of a €1 increase in each of the social insurance schemes, social assistance schemes, other weekly schemes and other schemes payments, in tabular form (details supplied). [24152/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Catherine Connolly
129. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of making the fuel allowance available for 32, 40 and 52 weeks per annum. [24153/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Catherine Connolly
130. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reinstating the bereavement grant at a rate of €850. [24154/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Legislative Measures
Mairéad Farrell
131. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that no legislation exists to allow certain precedential group/class decisions to be made (details supplied). [24165/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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International Protection
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
132. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the payment method of the daily expenses allowance to applicants of international protection in Ireland; whether the recipient has discretion in this regard; the choices that are available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24191/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
133. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which the maintenance for a child (details supplied) will not be assessed in the means test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24203/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Social Welfare Appeals
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
134. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied can be reviewed for a support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24207/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Social Insurance
Niamh Smyth
135. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason legislation was introduced in 2013 to deprive a person of class S contributions from rental income due to the fact that the person had eight class A contributions in that contribution year. [24215/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Darren O'Rourke
136. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the invalidity pension; the criteria necessary to qualify; and to provide a breakdown of the number of people that were in receipt of the invalidity pensions in 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [24249/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Darren O'Rourke
137. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the invalidity pension; the mental health conditions that qualify for the receipt of the invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24250/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
John McGuinness
138. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if disability allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied). [24255/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Social Welfare Appeals
Maurice Quinlivan
139. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who was declined a carer’s allowance in January 2024 and immediately submitted an appeal, but is yet to receive a response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24329/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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State Pensions
Michael Creed
140. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who is eligible for a reduced rate of State pension (contributory) due to not meeting the level of PRSI contributions for the maximum payment can improve their level of payment by deferring pension payment after their 66th birthday; and if she will outline how this works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24382/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Coroners Service
Steven Matthews
141. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the ongoing review of the coroner’s service following the closure of the public consultation in January 2024; to provide a timeline for the publication of the reports; the parameters of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24184/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Theft of Animals
Catherine Murphy
142. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of thefts of domestic dogs and/or pets reported to An Garda Síochána in the past three years to date. [24231/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Northern Ireland
Brendan Smith
143. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if all formal requests from An Garda Síochána and the Government since 2021 for intelligence and other co-operation from the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom authorities relating to bombings in this jurisdiction in 1972 and 1973 have been fully facilitated; if An Garda Síochána is satisfied that no further information held by the PSNI or the UK authorities has been withheld or is outstanding following these specific requests relating to those heinous crimes committed more than 50 years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24234/24]
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Naturalisation Applications
Bernard Durkan
144. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in progressing an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24259/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Road Traffic Offences
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
145. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Justice the number of fixed charge notices and penalty points issued for driving in cycling lanes in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in total and on a geographical basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24266/24]
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An Garda Síochána
Mairéad Farrell
146. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the total overtime paid to Garda members and to gardaí at sergeant rank in each of the years between 2020 and 2023; and the total of overtime payments made to gardaí and to sergeants in Q1 of 2024, respectively (January, February and March). [24270/24]
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International Protection
Jim O'Callaghan
147. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider extending the hours of operation of the International Protection Office on Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2 to process applicants for international protection given the significant increase in the number making applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24327/24]
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Agriculture Schemes
Joe McHugh
148. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of outstanding TAM applications are due for payment; and to provide an indicative date for when these payments will be made. [24151/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Public Sector Pensions
Seán Sherlock
149. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) will receive an increase to their pension. [24247/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Michael Healy-Rae
150. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) will receive a payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24328/24]
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Public Sector Staff
Michael Fitzmaurice
151. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current number of vacant TAO and SAO positions; the breakdown of same across the divisions per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/24]
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Public Sector Staff
Michael Fitzmaurice
152. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of TAO and SAO that have currently applied to retire in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24370/24]
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Public Sector Staff
Michael Fitzmaurice
153. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of current TAO and SAO employed in each division per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24371/24]
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Agriculture Schemes
Michael Ring
154. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an ECO payment will be made to a person in County Mayo (details supplied) and ask that the Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24427/24]
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International Protection
Niall Collins
155. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24216/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Thomas Pringle
156. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the ECCE capitation grant by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24145/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Childcare Services
Thomas Pringle
157. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the affordable childcare subsidy for children under three years of age by €1 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/24]
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International Protection
Catherine Murphy
158. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 16 May 2024, if, in view of the fact that compliance with planning law is a standard requirement for all such tenders, he will clarify his statement purporting to demonstrate such compliance could be regarded as being 'of a commercially sensitive nature'. [24232/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Disabilities Assessments
Seán Sherlock
159. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting on an assessment of need, by each health area; the number of children for last year waiting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24236/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
160. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of early years assistants, room leaders, deputy managers, and centre managers in the childcare sector to date, or as of the most recent date for which data is available. [24282/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Education Schemes
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
161. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 594 of 30 April 2024, the number of children currently based in designated accommodation centres, the number of those children who were provided a school place education after two, four, six, eight, ten and after 12 weeks, in tabular form. [24330/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Health Services
John Lahart
162. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE pathfinder project associated with Tallaght University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24125/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Disease Management
Marian Harkin
163. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider adding glaucoma to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24155/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Medicinal Products
Robert Troy
164. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of drug reimbursement recommendations contained within a report published in March 2023 (details supplied); the reason the recommendations contained have not been implemented to date, resulting in substantial financial pressure being placed on families, in particular the sanctioning of fenfluramine for the treatment of Dravet syndrome as per this report. [24159/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Nursing Homes
Niamh Smyth
165. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a role in upkeeping the houses which are falling into derelict especially in North Strand Dublin when the owners are in a nursing home as part of the fair deal scheme. [24160/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Medicinal Products
Robert Troy
166. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite the approval of fenfluramine for the treatment of Dravet syndrome (details supplied). [24161/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Medicinal Products
Robert Troy
167. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the funding of a specific drug for a child, on compassionate grounds (details supplied). [24162/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Home Help Service
Claire Kerrane
168. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if a person under the age of 65 years can qualify for home support services where they have great medical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24163/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Healthcare Policy
Jim O'Callaghan
169. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 8 May 2024, the areas in which the discharge scheme has commenced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24173/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Nursing Homes
Patricia Ryan
170. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can step in to take over/purchase two nursing homes (details supplied) following HIQA concerns, to prevent their closure and protect the 117 residents living in these facilities and prevent them from losing what is effectively their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24174/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Nursing Homes
Patricia Ryan
171. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the bed spaces of residents in a nursing home (details supplied) are being relocated, acquired/arranged on a per-resident basis at the time of that resident’s removal/relocation; if not, if the beds were block-booked in numbers and in advance of any removal/relocation of the residents concerned; if so, the cost associated with this action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24175/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Brendan Griffin
172. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if an ex-gratia payment will issue to a widower of a former employee (details supplied) without the requirement of a grant of administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24176/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Marian Harkin
173. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to reduce the current level of service provided in the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24186/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Hospital Staff
Marian Harkin
174. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the current number of full-/part-time consultants assigned to the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24187/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Hospital Staff
Marian Harkin
175. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to reduce the number of full-/part-time consultants currently assigned to the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24188/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Marian Harkin
176. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if plans are in place to alleviate the backlog of seeing patients at the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24189/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
177. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the clinical lead, relevant acute settings and organisation of services in place in the provision of onco-genetic testing and counselling in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24193/24]