Thursday, 1 Jun 2023

Parliamentary Questions

Thu, 1 Jun 2023

Dáil Éireann

33rd Dáil

Vol. 1039 No. 5

Last updated: 18 Sep 2025, 03:13

Unrevised

Showing 26 Oral Questions and 378 Written Answers

Oral questions

Written answers

Written Answers Nos. 1-20
- Hospital Facilities (Question No. 9)
- Hospital Waiting Lists (Question No. 12)
- Medical Aids and Appliances (Question No. 14)
- Medicinal Products (Question No. 15)
- Hospital Services (Question No. 17)
- Hospital Staff (Question No. 18)
- Primary Care Centres (Question No. 19)
- Hospital Facilities (Question No. 20)
Written Answers Nos. 21-40
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use (Question No. 21)
- Health Services (Question No. 22)
- Abortion Services (Question No. 23)
- Medical Aids and Appliances (Question No. 25)
- Eating Disorders (Question No. 26)
- Covid-19 Pandemic (Question No. 27)
- Health Services Staff (Question No. 28)
- Hospital Facilities (Question No. 29)
- Health Services (Question No. 30)
- Pharmacy Services (Question No. 31)
- Substance Misuse (Question No. 32)
- General Practitioner Services (Question No. 33)
- Hospital Facilities (Question No. 34)
- Hospital Waiting Lists (Question No. 35)
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (Question No. 36)
- Medical Cards (Question No. 37)
- Medicinal Products (Question No. 38)
- Hospital Overcrowding (Question No. 39)
- Hospital Facilities (Question No. 40)
Written Answers Nos. 41-60
- Departmental Reports (Question No. 41)
- Hospital Staff (Question No. 42)
- Pharmacy Services (Question No. 43)
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (Question No. 44)
- Nursing Homes (Question No. 45)
- Health Services Staff (Question No. 46)
- General Practitioner Services (Question No. 47)
- Cancer Services (Question No. 48)
- Emergency Departments (Question No. 49)
- Vaccination Programme (Question No. 50)
- Care of the Elderly (Question No. 51)
- Substance Misuse (Question No. 52)
- Mental Health Services (Question No. 53)
- Health Strategies (Question No. 54)
- Primary Care Centres (Question No. 55)
- Covid-19 Pandemic (Question No. 56)
- Hospital Waiting Lists (Question No. 57)
- Health Promotion (Question No. 58)
- Health Services (Question No. 59)
- Health Services Staff (Question No. 60)
Written Answers Nos. 61-80
- Healthcare Policy (Question No. 61)
- Health Services Staff (Question No. 62)
- National Children's Hospital (Question No. 63)
- Health Services Staff (Question No. 64)
- Healthcare Policy (Question No. 65)
- Primary Care Centres (Question No. 66)
- Medical Cards (Question No. 67)
- Dental Services (Question No. 68)
- Health Promotion (Question No. 69)
- Health Promotion (Question No. 70)
- National Children's Hospital (Question No. 71)
- General Practitioner Services (Question No. 72)
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use (Question No. 73)
- Mental Health Services (Question No. 74)
- Hospital Staff (Question No. 75)
- General Practitioner Services (Question No. 76)
- Hospital Services (Question No. 77)
- Substance Misuse (Question No. 78)
- Primary Care Centres (Question No. 79)
- Cancer Services (Question No. 80)
Written Answers Nos. 81-100
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 85)
- Third Level Education (Question No. 88)
- Research and Development (Question No. 94)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Question No. 97)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 98)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 99)
- Research and Development (Question No. 100)
Written Answers Nos. 101-120
- Third Level Education (Question No. 101)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 102)
- Student Accommodation (Question No. 103)
- Third Level Fees (Question No. 104)
- Cross-Border Co-operation (Question No. 105)
- Technological Universities (Question No. 106)
- Third Level Staff (Question No. 107)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 108)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 109)
- Third Level Staff (Question No. 110)
- Third Level Staff (Question No. 134)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 111)
- Research and Development (Question No. 112)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 113)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 114)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 115)
- Student Accommodation (Question No. 116)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Question No. 117)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 118)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 119)
- Technological Universities (Question No. 120)
Written Answers Nos. 121-140
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 121)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 122)
- Third Level Admissions (Question No. 123)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Question No. 124)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Question No. 125)
- Third Level Education (Question No. 126)
- Third Level Education (Question No. 127)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 128)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 129)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 130)
- Third Level Fees (Question No. 131)
- Third Level Fees (Question No. 135)
- Third Level Costs (Question No. 132)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Question No. 133)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 136)
- Student Accommodation (Question No. 137)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Question No. 138)
- Student Accommodation (Question No. 139)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 140)
Written Answers Nos. 141-160
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 141)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 142)
- Passport Services (Question No. 143)
- Passport Services (Question No. 144)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 145)
- Passport Services (Question No. 146)
- Water Pollution (Question No. 147)
- National Broadband Plan (Question No. 148)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 149)
- Renewable Energy Generation (Question No. 150)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 151)
- Defence Forces (Question No. 152)
- Naval Service (Question No. 153)
- Haulage Industry (Question No. 154)
- National Car Test (Question No. 155)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 156)
- Bus Services (Question No. 157)
- Electric Vehicles (Question No. 158)
- Rail Network (Question No. 159)
- Insurance Industry (Question No. 160)
Written Answers Nos. 161-179
- Tax Exemptions (Question No. 161)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 162)
- Revenue Commissioners (Question No. 163)
- Tax Data (Question No. 164)
- Tax Data (Question No. 165)
- Tax Data (Question No. 166)
- Tax Data (Question No. 167)
- Tax Data (Question No. 168)
- Tax Reliefs (Question No. 169)
- Brexit Supports (Question No. 170)
- Public Sector Staff (Question No. 171)
- Legislative Measures (Question No. 172)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 173)
- Brexit Supports (Question No. 174)
- Flood Risk Management (Question No. 175)
- Work Permits (Question No. 176)
- Departmental Funding (Question No. 177)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 178)
- Schools Building Projects (Question No. 179)
Written Answers Nos. 180-199
- Court Judgments (Question No. 180)
- Court Judgments (Question No. 181)
- Court Judgments (Question No. 182)
- Schools Building Projects (Question No. 183)
- Departmental Circulars (Question No. 184)
- Schools Building Projects (Question No. 185)
- Schools Building Projects (Question No. 186)
- Special Educational Needs (Question No. 187)
- School Accommodation (Question No. 188)
- Schools Building Projects (Question No. 189)
- School Accommodation (Question No. 190)
- Teaching Qualifications (Question No. 191)
- Schools Building Projects (Question No. 192)
- Education Policy (Question No. 193)
- Special Educational Needs (Question No. 194)
- School Textbooks (Question No. 195)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 196)
- Education Schemes (Question No. 197)
- Capitation Grants (Question No. 198)
- School Curriculum (Question No. 199)
Written Answers Nos. 200-215
- Departmental Reviews (Question No. 200)
- Departmental Reviews (Question No. 201)
- Departmental Reviews (Question No. 202)
- Special Educational Needs (Question No. 203)
- School Curriculum (Question No. 204)
- Childcare Services (Question No. 205)
- Traveller Community (Question No. 206)
- Traveller Community (Question No. 207)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 208)
- Sports Funding (Question No. 209)
- Hare Coursing (Question No. 210)
- Housing Policy (Question No. 211)
- Housing Schemes (Question No. 212)
- Energy Conservation (Question No. 213)
- Animal Culls (Question No. 214)
- Departmental Data (Question No. 215)
Written Answers Nos. 216-231
- Local Authorities (Question No. 216)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 217)
- Housing Schemes (Question No. 218)
- Housing Schemes (Question No. 219)
- Departmental Consultations (Question No. 220)
- State Bodies (Question No. 221)
- Housing Schemes (Question No. 222)
- Industrial Disputes (Question No. 223)
- Special Areas of Conservation (Question No. 224)
- Local Authorities (Question No. 225)
- Local Authorities (Question No. 226)
- Social Welfare Eligibility (Question No. 227)
- Social Insurance (Question No. 228)
- Social Welfare Benefits (Question No. 229)
- Social Welfare Appeals (Question No. 230)
- Social Welfare Benefits (Question No. 231)
Written Answers Nos. 232-240
- Social Welfare Payments (Question No. 232)
- Social Welfare Payments (Question No. 233)
- Social Welfare Eligibility (Question No. 234)
- Social Welfare Rates (Question No. 235)
- State Pensions (Question No. 236)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 237)
- Public Sector Pensions (Question No. 238)
- Social Welfare Appeals (Question No. 239)
- Social Welfare Payments (Question No. 240)
Written Answers Nos. 241-260
- Social Welfare Appeals (Question No. 241)
- Visa Applications (Question No. 242)
- Legal Aid (Question No. 243)
- An Garda Síochána (Question No. 244)
- An Garda Síochána (Question No. 245)
- Domestic Violence (Question No. 246)
- Domestic Violence (Question No. 247)
- Domestic Violence (Question No. 248)
- Domestic Violence (Question No. 249)
- Probation and Welfare Service (Question No. 250)
- Departmental Data (Question No. 251)
- Prison Service (Question No. 252)
- Mental Health Services (Question No. 253)
- Prison Service (Question No. 254)
- Domestic Violence (Question No. 255)
- Citizenship Applications (Question No. 256)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 257)
- Departmental Consultations (Question No. 258)
- Asylum Seekers (Question No. 259)
- An Garda Síochána (Question No. 260)
Written Answers Nos. 261-280
- An Garda Síochána (Question No. 261)
- Residency Permits (Question No. 262)
- Residency Permits (Question No. 263)
- Naturalisation Applications (Question No. 264)
- Naturalisation Applications (Question No. 265)
- Citizenship Applications (Question No. 266)
- An Garda Síochána (Question No. 267)
- Animal Welfare (Question No. 268)
- Wildlife Protection (Question No. 269)
- Food Industry (Question No. 270)
- Food Industry (Question No. 271)
- Food Industry (Question No. 272)
- Brexit Supports (Question No. 273)
- Brexit Supports (Question No. 290)
- Fishing Industry (Question No. 274)
- Fishing Industry (Question No. 275)
- Fishing Industry (Question No. 276)
- Fishing Industry (Question No. 277)
- Harbours and Piers (Question No. 278)
- Harbours and Piers (Question No. 279)
- Harbours and Piers (Question No. 281)
- Fishing Industry (Question No. 280)
Written Answers Nos. 281-300
- Harbours and Piers (Question No. 282)
- State Bodies (Question No. 283)
- Departmental Policies (Question No. 284)
- Aquaculture Industry (Question No. 285)
- Aquaculture Industry (Question No. 286)
- Aquaculture Industry (Question No. 287)
- Fisheries Protection (Question No. 288)
- Departmental Funding (Question No. 289)
- Fishing Industry (Question No. 291)
- Fishing Industry (Question No. 292)
- Fishing Industry (Question No. 293)
- Fishing Industry (Question No. 294)
- EU Regulations (Question No. 295)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 296)
- Greyhound Industry (Question No. 297)
- Traveller Community (Question No. 298)
- Disability Services (Question No. 299)
- Disability Services (Question No. 300)
Written Answers Nos. 301-320
- Disability Services (Question No. 301)
- Disability Services (Question No. 302)
- Disability Services (Question No. 303)
- Disability Services (Question No. 304)
- Disability Services (Question No. 305)
- Maternity Leave (Question No. 306)
- Disability Services (Question No. 307)
- Disability Services (Question No. 308)
- Disability Services (Question No. 309)
- Disability Services (Question No. 310)
- Disability Services (Question No. 311)
- Social Welfare Code (Question No. 312)
- Social Welfare Code (Question No. 322)
- Early Childhood Care and Education (Question No. 313)
- Childcare Services (Question No. 314)
- Childcare Services (Question No. 315)
- Child and Family Agency (Question No. 316)
- Immigration Support Services (Question No. 317)
- Disability Services (Question No. 318)
- Disability Services (Question No. 319)
- Departmental Communications (Question No. 320)
Written Answers Nos. 321-342
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 321)
- Food Prices (Question No. 323)
- Medical Cards (Question No. 324)
- Disabilities Assessments (Question No. 325)
- Health Services (Question No. 326)
- Medical Aids and Appliances (Question No. 327)
- Hospital Staff (Question No. 328)
- Medical Qualifications (Question No. 329)
- Hospital Appointments Status (Question No. 330)
- Health Services (Question No. 331)
- Health Services (Question No. 332)
- Health Services (Question No. 333)
- Nursing Homes (Question No. 334)
- Data Protection (Question No. 335)
- Medical Cards (Question No. 336)
- Medical Cards (Question No. 337)
- Mental Health Services (Question No. 338)
- Health Services Staff (Question No. 339)
- Health Services Waiting Lists (Question No. 340)
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (Question No. 341)
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (Question No. 342)
Written Answers Nos. 343-363
- Departmental Budgets (Question No. 343)
- Hospital Staff (Question No. 344)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 345)
- Eating Disorders (Question No. 346)
- Eating Disorders (Question No. 347)
- Cancer Services (Question No. 348)
- Medical Cards (Question No. 349)
- Hospital Services (Question No. 350)
- Hospital Staff (Question No. 351)
- Nursing Homes (Question No. 352)
- Hospital Facilities (Question No. 353)
- Emergency Departments (Question No. 354)
- Departmental Meetings (Question No. 355)
- Hospital Appointments Status (Question No. 356)
- Medical Aids and Appliances (Question No. 357)
- Mental Health Services (Question No. 358)
- Healthcare Policy (Question No. 359)
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (Question No. 360)
- Primary Care Centres (Question No. 361)
- Primary Care Centres (Question No. 362)
- Primary Care Centres (Question No. 363)
Written Answers Nos. 364-384
- General Practitioner Services (Question No. 364)
- Medical Cards (Question No. 365)
- Healthcare Policy (Question No. 366)
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (Question No. 367)
- National Children's Hospital (Question No. 368)
- Health Services Staff (Question No. 369)
- Healthcare Policy (Question No. 370)
- Health Services (Question No. 371)
- Emergency Services (Question No. 372)
- Medicinal Products (Question No. 373)
- Health Services (Question No. 374)
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (Question No. 375)
- Healthcare Policy (Question No. 376)
- Health Services (Question No. 377)
- Health Services (Question No. 378)
- Health Services (Question No. 379)
- Health Services (Question No. 380)
- Health Services (Question No. 382)
- Medical Aids and Appliances (Question No. 381)
- Medical Aids and Appliances (Question No. 383)
- Third Level Costs (Question No. 384)
Written Answers Nos. 385-404
- Third Level Education (Question No. 385)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 386)
- Education and Training Boards (Question No. 387)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 388)
- Third Level Fees (Question No. 389)
- Qualifications Recognition (Question No. 390)
- Further and Higher Education (Question No. 391)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 392)
- Third Level Education (Question No. 393)
- Third Level Education (Question No. 394)
- Third Level Education (Question No. 395)
- Third Level Education (Question No. 396)
- Third Level Education (Question No. 398)
- Third Level Education (Question No. 401)
- Labour Market (Question No. 397)
- Third Level Education (Question No. 399)
- Bullying in Educational Institutions (Question No. 400)
- Third Level Education (Question No. 402)
- Departmental Funding (Question No. 403)
- Departmental Bodies (Question No. 404)