Dáil Éireann

Written answers

Some recent written answers

Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 April 2024)

Thomas Pringle:

679. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with type 2 diabetes who attend the adult diabetes service in Letterkenny University Hospital; the number of those who are waiting less than 12 months for an appointment; waiting between 12 and 24 months for an appointment; waiting more than 24 months for an appointment; the longest waiting time for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17983/24]

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (18 April 2024)

Jackie Cahill:

229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the oral appeal for a person (details supplied) will be heard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17103/24]

Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (23 April 2024)

Holly Cairns:

712. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding and grants available to communities that wish to establish community arts centres; and if she would consider the establishment of an arts centre in Bandon, County Cork. [17352/24]

Department of Justice and Equality: Gangland Crime (23 April 2024)

Bernard Durkan:

468. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which tackling gangland drug activity continues to be a priority item, with specific intentions with particular reference to our capital city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18058/24]

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 April 2024)

Darren O'Rourke:

120. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on progress on industrial heat decarbonisation; the supports available for industry to decarbonise; his plans to increase these supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16988/24]

Department of Health: Nursing Homes (24 April 2024)

Patricia Ryan:

167. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to Cherry Orchard nursing home and the planned removal and relocation of elderly and vulnerable nursing home residents, the status of any engagement he and/or his Department have had with the affected persons and their families, advocates or representatives since the situation arose in late 2023, and in the intervening time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18215/24]

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (23 April 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae:

179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that has been allocated to Kerry County Council through the safety improvement works programme on regional and local roads from 2019 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17880/24]

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (24 April 2024)

Mark Ward:

155. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any plans to provide funding for the construction or assistance of new community creches for the Newcastle area of County Dublin, in view of the changing demographics and the current pressure on childcare services in the area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18368/24]

Department of Health: Health Services (23 April 2024)

Sorca Clarke:

584. To ask the Minister for Health how the €1.4 million new development funding in 2024 for the expansion of the newborn bloodspot screening will be spent. [17411/24]

Department of Finance: Banking Sector (23 April 2024)

Pearse Doherty:

198. To ask the Minister for Finance for a schedule of the disposal of shares held at a bank (details supplied) by the State, together with the date, transaction value and volume for each disposal, from 2013 to date. [17519/24]

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (18 April 2024)

Jackie Cahill:

160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to consider and support the recommencement of children’s swimming lessons in Templemore Garda College’s swimming pool on Friday evenings, organised and managed by the community for the community, on a not-for-profit basis, following results of a survey conducted locally of parents in Templemore (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17102/24]

Department of Health: Medical Cards (24 April 2024)

Patricia Ryan:

168. To ask the Minister for Health the protocols for reimbursement of fees for blood tests for medical card holders; and if the procedure can be simplified. [18216/24]

Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 April 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan:

125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 20 March 2024, the number of Garda vetting appeals heard by appeals officers for the years 2019 to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18206/24]

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (18 April 2024)

Catherine Connolly:

35. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 9 of 15 February 2024, the status of the drawdown of the €1 million in Galway 2020 legacy funding; the amount drawn down to date; the breakdown of where any funds drawn down to date have been allocated; the amount allocated to date via open calls for funding applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16852/24]

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 April 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív:

411. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for carer’s allowance submitted on 15 February 2024 (details supplied) in respect of a person caring for an individual who is terminally ill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17699/24]

Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (23 April 2024)

Brendan Griffin:

425. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for advice and-or clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17319/24]

Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (23 April 2024)

Brian Leddin:

705. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list the members of the Steering Group, Implementation Forum and Advisory Forum of Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy; and whether minutes of the meeting of each body are published online. [17636/24]

Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 April 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan:

280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will look at a case (details supplied) where a pupil who was promised school transport has not been able to start secondary school because transport has not been delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17432/24]

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (23 April 2024)

Matt Carthy:

357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider making an increased allocation to Castleblayney care group through the capital assistance scheme in order to provide a community centre or facility in conjunction with the housing development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17496/24]

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (18 April 2024)

Seán Sherlock:

217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the criteria for the urban regeneration and development fund for towns; the number of towns that qualify for such funding; if the list has changed since the last census; the towns that have qualified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17159/24]