Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

117. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the recommendations made by the steering group comprised of officials from the relevant local authorities, his Department, the Housing Agency, and the homeowner's liaison officer for the first six months of the defective blocks scheme; if home owner representatives, aside from the HLO, were consulted during this six months review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24185/24]

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]

School Staff

Joe McHugh

201. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on salary and pensions for caretakers in school settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23577/24]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

341. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeowners transferring from the old scheme to the new scheme under the defective blocks legislation who are due money back; the number who have been paid to date; to give an indication as to when the homeowners who are owed money will be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22421/24]

Hospital Facilities

Joe McHugh

509. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health when the plans to add additional space at Letterkenny University Hospital will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20227/24]

School Meals Programme

Joe McHugh

639. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health what nutritional guidelines are in place for the school meals programme; the measures in place to ensure these guidelines are being complied with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20876/24]

General Practitioner Services

Joe McHugh

588. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health when the diagnostics for bloods will be reinstated for GPs in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17434/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Joe McHugh

671. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the reason dermatology services at Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital have not been included as priority areas of focus in the national waiting list action plan, given the high proportion of patients waiting over 18 months, per the National Treatment Purchase Fund, for dermatology services in both hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17967/24]

Health Services

Joe McHugh

690. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with representatives of a group (details supplied) in Donegal to address the current crisis in the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18075/24]

Banking Sector

Joe McHugh

226. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) is signed up to the contingent reimbursement model code; if the company has an Irish banking licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16500/24]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

399. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will be initiating the six-month review of the Defective Concrete Block Scheme, which was promised and committed to almost one year ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16506/24]

Rights of Way

Joe McHugh

556. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education to engage through her officials with Donegal County Council to enable discussions in finding a sensible solution with regard to a road and established right-of-way at Ballyconnell in Falcarragh, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15484/24]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

718. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the next sub-group meeting regarding defective blocks will happen; if he will consider up-front payments to homeowners who are currently struggling with finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15476/24]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

286. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage which stakeholders contributed to the review of the implementation of the defective concrete blocks scheme from July to December 2023 that is due to be presented to the Minister in the next few weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9058/24]

Health Strategies

Joe McHugh

624. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health when he intends to launch the national strategy on diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9287/24]

Hospital Staff

Joe McHugh

626. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the reason Letterkenny University Hospital was not allocated advanced nurse practitioner posts in the recent allocation made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9290/24]

School Funding

Joe McHugh

208. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the STEM grant funding process for schools, following the recent announcement of €4.7 million; how unsuccessful schools can ensure that STEM is made a key learning area in the curriculum without the adequate STEM resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5557/24]

Health Promotion

Joe McHugh

144. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he has considered technology to create incidental activity which leads to better health outcomes without people realising it at the time (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4348/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Joe McHugh

376. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify the recent Supreme Court decision with regard to unmarried widowers without children; his Department's timescale with regard to implementing this Supreme Court decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4049/24]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

368. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when an organisation (details supplied) will provide clarification on the structural reliability of a building following remediation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3061/24]