Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Accommodation

John McGuinness

73. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she will provide accommodation at a school (details supplied) for use as a special class for autistic students with complex and severe educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8186/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

164. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a date will be given to a person (details supplied) for an eye operation given that the person has been waiting an inordinate length of time to be called to either WUH or Whitfield, and if the matter can be expedited. [8230/24]

Vaccination Programme

John McGuinness

165. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if free HPV vaccine is available for first-year students only; if funding for this measure ended in December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8236/24]

Defence Forces

John McGuinness

165. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if agency nurses working in the Defence Forces without a contract will be given the same privileges, pay and conditions as those that have a contract; if the issues of pay and conditions for all the affected nurses will be harmonised and backdated; his plans, if any, to offer serving nurses full-time positions within the Force thereby removing the anomalies that exist and ensure fair and equal treatment for all concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7232/24]

Energy Policy

John McGuinness

238. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 836 of 18 April 2023, if he will comment on the stated position of Kilkenny County Council that the wind map from the Kilkenny County Development Plan 2014-2020 does not remain in force; if wind energy developments in County Kilkenny must now be considered on a case by case basis having regard for Government policy and the wind energy guidelines 2006; if he will clarify this contradiction in order to give clarity to local communities that are concerned about proposed developments and their rights within the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7219/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

265. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for an invalidity pension (details supplied) can be expedited and approved. [7148/24]

Nursing Homes

John McGuinness

325. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if nursing home charges will be refunded to a person (details supplied). [7176/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

John McGuinness

337. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if all of the outstanding queries submitted to the Department and KOSI relating to the categories of persons entitled to the Covid 19 recognition payment have been resolved; if all nurses in community intervention teams in CareDoc have been paid; if nurses and front-line staff employed by companies such as resilience care were included in the scheme; if not, why not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7233/24]

Health Services

John McGuinness

338. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the action being taken by his Department and the HSE relative to a complaint made by the family of the late person (details supplied) while in the care of the health service in Carlow and Kilkenny, and as outlined to him and others in correspondence dated 22 December 2021; if a comprehensive response to each of the issues raised will be provided to the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7234/24]

Transport Costs

John McGuinness

86. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the actions he is considering to support the transport industry in relation to fuel costs, ever increasing insurance premiums, cost of implementing Government decisions such as the minimum wage, extra holidays/bank holidays, and extra staff costs because of the cost of living increases and Government red tape. [6710/24]

School Transport

John McGuinness

135. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the actions she has taken to ensure that individuals over 70 years of age certified as medically fit to drive are considered for bus driver positions under the school bus scheme; if the contract for the school bus service will be amended to include this condition; if she will further amend the contract to include the use of buses that are over 20 years old that have all of the required certification; if she will insist that the sub contractors to Bus Éireann delivering this service are treated fairly and paid an economic rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6720/24]

School Transport

John McGuinness

144. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided immediately for a person (details supplied). [6779/24]

Disability Services

John McGuinness

286. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an application to the disability services for an individualised budget relative to the care needs of a person (details supplied); if the complaints lodged regarding a service provider have been investigated; if so, have the issues been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6893/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

307. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if complaints regarding the care of a person (details supplied) will be fully investigated and concluded at an early date; and if a meeting of all those involved will be arranged forthwith. [6787/24]

Schools Building Projects

John McGuinness

278. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she will resolve the issues relative to a construction project at a school (details supplied) as a matter of urgency to allow the project to proceed. [6198/24]

Pension Provisions

John McGuinness

448. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address a query in respect of a State pension benefit (details supplied). [6520/24]

Fuel Poverty

John McGuinness

450. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for fuel allowance in the name of a person (details supplied) will be re-examined. [6540/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

452. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the payment of carers allowance and arrears due will be made immediately in the case of a person (details supplied). [6548/24]

An Garda Síochána

John McGuinness

471. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of the number of gardaí allocated to Carlow and Kilkenny in each of the past five years; how they have been deployed in each county; and her views on the overall level of crime in each county and in particular drug-related crime. [6525/24]

Forestry Sector

John McGuinness

488. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine , further to a response issued to a previous Parliamentary Question on the existing farm partnership arrangements with Coillte, if he will now address issues (details supplied) raised by individual landowners which are of huge concern to them and continue to be ignored or misrepresented by Coillte. [6255/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

John McGuinness

306. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a carer's allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied). [4774/24]

Agriculture Schemes

John McGuinness

330. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment due to a person (details supplied) under ACRES will be issued without delay as it is long overdue. [4766/24]

Housing Schemes

John McGuinness

340. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict property grant applications that have been submitted to Carlow and Kilkenny County Councils; the number that each council approved; the actual amount of funding granted in each case; and the response nationally to both grant schemes in the context of the number of approved applications for each county. [4178/24]

Housing Schemes

John McGuinness

259. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the current status of the mortgage-to-rent scheme and explain the delays that individuals are experiencing as they try to resolve their mortgage issues; if the scheme has been suspended; if so, why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3522/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

280. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for a disability allowance now under review and appeal will be expedited and approved in the name of a person (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3547/24]

Home Care Packages

John McGuinness

319. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason home support services were refused in the case of a person (details supplied); if the package of care provided through the disability services will be reviewed immediately; and if a positive response will be expedited. [3549/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John McGuinness

351. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a cataract operation will be arranged as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied); and if he will expedite the matter. [3486/24]

Home Care Packages

John McGuinness

359. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the home support services provided in the case of a person (details supplied) will be increased as a matter of urgency. [3550/24]

Home Care Packages

John McGuinness

360. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to previous Parliamentary Questions on the same urgent matter if home support service hours being provided for a person (details supplied) will be increased immediately and be extended to cover weekends; and if a positive response will be expedited, given that the issue has been ongoing for some time. [3551/24]

Housing Schemes

John McGuinness

352. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider extending the grant scheme for refurbishment of houses to include voluntary organisations such as GAA clubs, where they are the owners of such derelict houses. [2661/24]

Social Welfare Payments

John McGuinness

380. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the history of contributions made by a person (details supplied) is sufficient to qualify the person for invalidity pension. [2425/24]

Departmental Data

John McGuinness

390. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a history of contributions will be provided for a person (details supplied). [2583/24]

Ukraine War

John McGuinness

501. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the procedures in place relative to the oversight of services being provided by property owners housing Ukrainian families and international protection applicants to ensure that all aspects of the contract are being adhered to; and if he is satisfied that the procurement process and oversight are robust and transparent. [2953/24]

Disability Services

John McGuinness

519. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider funding the use of therapy pools for individuals that suffer a disability and require this type of therapy but do not have access to a public facility and cannot afford private sessions; if such an arrangement will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2665/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

John McGuinness

654. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the procurement and oversight process which was used by his Department/HSE when renting or leasing hotels for use during Covid; if he is satisfied that the systems were robust and transparent and delivered value for money respecting the fact that it was an emergency situation; if his Department or the HSE have received any complaints about contractors and the operation of the contracts; and if a look-back is being undertaken by his Department/HSE. [2966/24]

School Staff

John McGuinness

662. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if the position of administration school principal will be retained at a school (details supplied) in Kilkenny until such time as the building works are completed.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1601/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

855. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has sufficient contributions to qualify for a non-means tested illness benefit.
[56311/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

939. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the category of insurance contributions made by a person (details supplied) for the period they worked in the HSE qualifies them for an invalidity pension; and if their record of contributions will be provided. [1030/24]

Social Welfare Payments

John McGuinness

940. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for invalidity pension, now under appeal (details supplied), will be expedited and approved. [1031/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

946. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for a full State pension (contributory) as currently they are in receipt of a part payment; and if a record of their contributions will be provided. [1122/24]

Agriculture Schemes

John McGuinness

1267. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the issues relating to the records of cattle owned by a person (details supplied) will be resolved as a matter of urgency as all information has been provided to his Department by the herd owner. [1598/24]

Health Services

John McGuinness

1733. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide age-appropriate products (details supplied). [1617/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

John McGuinness

1857. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what action he is taking to provide the same level of financial support to apprentices undertaking construction metal fabrication and engineering metal fabrication courses as both courses are similar but currently apprentices on one course are being paid €745 per week and the other is paid €545; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1369/24]

School Funding

John McGuinness

308. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education when the ancillary service grant will be paid to a school (details supplied); and if the payment will be expedited.
[54661/23]

Departmental Funding

John McGuinness

469. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an organisation (details supplied) will be approved for funding for the Work4Life programme as a matter of urgency. [54664/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

490. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 21 November 2023, if she will now expedite a positive decision based on the medical evidence provided (details supplied). [54956/23]

Control of Dogs

John McGuinness

627. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans in relation to the control of dogs regulations and legislation relative to the outcome of the recent survey conducted by his Department and the report that followed. [55085/23]

Care Services

John McGuinness

836. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if further hours of care around lunchtime each day will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55313/23]

Control of Dogs

John McGuinness

880. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is a public record detailing the number of dogs that are placed in the pound in each county; the number that are rehomed; the number that are euthanised for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55082/23]

School Funding

John McGuinness

242. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if an application for funding for emergency works submitted by a school (details supplied) has been approved. [53383/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

360. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection If a disability allowance will be approved as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied) considering the medical report provided by her GP. [53445/23]

Coillte Teoranta

John McGuinness

440. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the Department’s position on the impasse between Coillte and its forestry partners relative to the terms of the agreement with each land owner and the implementation of a forest management plan; if he will appoint independent investigators to examine the complaints made against Coillte and the allegations of mismanagement, abuse of their position as the dominant partner and the lack of transparency on payments and costs; if he will request the Comptroller and Auditor General or an outside competent body to examine the accounts of Coillte and their corporate governance structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53440/23]

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

John McGuinness

543. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the reasons why the frontline staff of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service were not included in the Covid pandemic payment. [53441/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

355. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 13 June 2023, if she will confirm the status of the application for the State pension (contributory) by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51954/23]

Care Services

John McGuinness

473. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the investigation into the care home in the south east (details supplied); if each individual case has been investigated; if legal action is being taken or is planned to be taken against any individual or organisation arising from the investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51889/23]

Health Services

John McGuinness

564. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the drugs taskforce for the south east is operating with a full complement of staff; the level of funding allocated to the project for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51883/23]

Universal Social Charge

John McGuinness

84. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance how many earners in counties Kilkenny and Wexford, respectively, will benefit from the USC reductions announced in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51539/23]

Tax Data

John McGuinness

105. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance how many taxpayers in counties Kilkenny and Wexford, respectively, are claiming the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51538/23]

Health Services

John McGuinness

336. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the level of financial support approved by the HSE under the fair deal scheme for the care of a person (details supplied) will be applied from the date that inpatient care commenced on 17 September 2019 until their death; and if he will expedite the matter. [51716/23]

Care of the Elderly

John McGuinness

337. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his intentions regarding the urgent need for funding for the supported care homes in counties Carlow and Kilkenny to ensure that each one is sustainable into the future; and if a new line of funding will be made available in 2024 to assist these homes with the exceptional running costs being experienced and the cost of compliance with HIQA standards. [51717/23]

Insurance Industry

John McGuinness

339. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the issues concerning members of the Goulding voluntary medical scheme; and if so, if his Department can assist in any way. [51723/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

331. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite and approve an application for a disability allowance now under appeal (details supplied). [50629/23]

Wind Energy Guidelines

John McGuinness

650. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to update the 2006 wind energy development guidelines relative to the changes in that sector, such as technology and the size of a single turbine and how these turbines adversely affect local communities; the status of the 2019 guidelines; to outline his intentions relative to the need for such guidelines; if he will set out his response to documents, linked by QR code, submitted to his Department by this Deputy from a group (details supplied) detailing its concerns and proposals regarding wind energy and the just transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48023/23]

Wind Energy Guidelines

John McGuinness

651. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline his position on each of four matters (details supplied) relative to the development/improvement of Government policy on wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48024/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

John McGuinness

742. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a domiciliary care allowance application in the name of a person (details supplied) will be re-examined and approved as a matter of urgency; and if an oral hearing will be arranged if necessary. [48103/23]

Grant Payments

John McGuinness

928. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the farm payment issued to an individual (details supplied) recently was cut. [47991/23]

Mental Health Services

John McGuinness

1042. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will arrange an early appointment with CAMHS for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48183/23]

International Protection

John McGuinness

1049. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm the number of properties located in Kilkenny that are under consideration for use as accommodation centres for refugees and that are currently at the final stages of the IPAS procurement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48222/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

1221. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an MRI scan will be expedited at WUH for a person (details supplied). [48104/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

John McGuinness

1222. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if special hearings aids will be provided as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [48106/23]

Education Costs

John McGuinness

1413. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 594 of 10 October 2023, if he will now address the parts of the question not answered which relate to the proof submitted by the applicant from SW confirming that the father's details which could not have been submitted within the timeframe as the applicant had to wait for a response from SW; and if he will conduct a full review of the application, with a view to approving the grant. [48190/23]

School Staff

John McGuinness

113. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she intends to change the requirement for school caretakers to sign on during school holidays. [44527/23]

Planning Issues

John McGuinness

131. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the inordinate delay in considering the Kilkenny Wind Energy Strategy/Policy proposed by Kilkenny County Council and submitted to his office by the Office of the Planning Regulator; if he will outline the process involved in considering the matter; if outside expertise or consultants are engaged to assist in the process; if a timeframe for a decision will be set down and adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44528/23]

Education Costs

John McGuinness

594. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review a SUSI application by a person (details supplied). [43418/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

John McGuinness

327. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in paying contractors that have completed works in hospitals throughout the country; if he will confirm the amounts due to contractors by each major hospital for completed work above a value of €50,000; and if he will expedite payment to all contractors affected. [43217/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

331. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a date for an operation for a person (details supplied) will be confirmed as the case is deemed to be urgent. [43221/23]

Banking Sector

John McGuinness

94. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all banks licensed to operate in Ireland; the date each one was issued; and the particular focus of each. [42925/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

John McGuinness

151. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal in the name of a person (details supplied) has been approved. [42933/23]

Social Welfare Payments

John McGuinness

154. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be approved for a person (details supplied) to cover the cost of their grandmother’s funeral as this person was their carer for the past five years and has limited means and cannot be expected to cover any of the cost; and if she will expedite a positive response. [42975/23]

Health Services

John McGuinness

199. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to provide recognition for those professionals operating as athletic therapists in Ireland, who have been campaigning for the recognition for the past 15 years; to outline the process for such matters; and the reason for the inordinate delay in completing consideration of this particular group. [42924/23]

Social Welfare Payments

John McGuinness

409. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the working family payment will be approved immediately for a person (details supplied). [42220/23]

Dental Services

John McGuinness

583. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will explain the reasons why the dental hospital theatre list at CUH was suspended on 7 April 2023; if the reasons that caused the suspension have now been rectified to the extent that another suspension will not occur; if those on the waiting lists, both children and adults, will be fast tracked for treatment and if so what plan is in place; if students training for oral surgery and dental nurses will be provided with supports for exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42222/23]

Social Welfare Payments

John McGuinness

203. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be approved for a person (details supplied). [41952/23]

International Protection

John McGuinness

248. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm the number of contracts issued to property owners in County Kilkenny for the purpose of accommodating those fleeing the war in Ukraine and separately the number of contracts for the accommodation of asylum seekers; if he will state whether the contracts are for accommodation and food or accommodation only and if payment is based on the number of beds available or occupancy; if he will set out the payment history for each contract since commencement in tabular form and where there are arrears to confirm when payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42009/23]

Public Sector Staff

John McGuinness

69. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he intends to extend the civil service mobility scheme to professional and technical personnel; if he will provide the rationale behind the original decision not to include professional and technical personnel; the number of professional and technical personnel that have expressed an interest in a transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41738/23]

Defence Forces

John McGuinness

122. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the health services provided to members of the Defence Forces includes covering the cost of getting a second medical opinion if requested by the patient or the doctor, should the need arise; if Defence Forces personnel will be given the option of a free eye test under the PRSI scheme should they have the contributions rather than the military optician; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41039/23]

Flood Risk Management

John McGuinness

196. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if an application for funding for a flood relief scheme for Freshford, County Kilkenny has been approved by his Department; and if there is a timeframe for the commencement of the project. [40960/23]

Schools Building Projects

John McGuinness

236. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if the emergency works required at a school (details supplied) as outlined and costed in the engineer's report, will be approved immediately, as it is a health and safety issue. [41058/23]

State Pensions

John McGuinness

366. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the State pension (contributory) will be approved immediately for a person (details supplied). [41059/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

392. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for DCA now under appeal in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [41643/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

393. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection , further to Parliamentary Question No. 501 of 13 July 2023, if she will explain the ongoing delay in processing an application for DA in the name of a person (details supplied); if the appeal lodged by this Deputy will be expedited and approved; if, in the event of a negative response, she will arrange an oral hearing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41646/23]

General Practitioner Services

John McGuinness

508. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the status of an application for funding submitted by (details supplied); If a positive decision will be expedited as there is an immediate and urgent requirement to provide extra space and services based on the growing numbers attending the centre and the range of services required by patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40975/23]

Departmental Contracts

John McGuinness

518. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the value of the contracts awarded to companies for the provision of homecare services in each of the past five years and the names of the successful companies; if robust due diligence was carried out on each company; if the successful companies can flip the contract once awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41024/23]

Health Services Staff

John McGuinness

603. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the total provision to date made in the HSE budget in respect of its liability for unpaid Report 42 pay awards and arrears which were approved by the Government of the day with effect from 14 September 2007, sixteen years ago; the specific Department that is preventing the payment being made, his Department or the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; what actions he has taken or intends to take to expedite payment and deal with this obvious injustice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41663/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

204. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1017 of 11 September 2023, if the outcome of the review will be confirmed again as the letter of 20 July 2023 was not received by the client; and if the review is now closed. [40813/23]

General Practitioner Services

John McGuinness

902. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding is provided for the expansion of the Ballyhale Health Centre, County Kilkenny, as a matter of urgency, given the demand on the practice for services and the increase in population in the catchment area of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39715/23]

Civil Service

John McGuinness

545. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the status of the Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2018. [39136/23]

Fire Service

John McGuinness

895. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of the number of retained firefighters and staff in each fire station in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; if the numbers involved meet the standard under the Fire and Emergency Operational Plan; and if he will provide an update on the current dispute involving retained firefighters. [38103/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

1017. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the issues relating to the PPSN issued to a person (details supplied) have now been resolved; if she is aware that the Revenue Commissioners have confirmed that any income showing under this PPSN does not relate to it and is an error; if the disability allowance due to the person will be paid as he is attending the ASD section of the mental health services; and if a full conclusion will be expedited. [38100/23]

Agriculture Schemes

John McGuinness

1251. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the status of farm payments in the name of a person (details supplied); if there are payments due to the herd owner; if there are restrictions on the herd owner relative to animal welfare issues that disqualify them from farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37429/23]