Donna McGettigan

832. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he can undertake to address the shortcomings in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, which result in a lack of full technical assessments and insufficient funding being provided to affected homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10994/25]

833. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will implement an exemption scheme for planning permission and other fees for homeowners rebuilding their homes due to defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10995/25]

1083. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason there is no leeway for those who were unable to access information about the humanitarian assistance scheme due to power outages from Storm Éowyn (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12902/25]

1151. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice the circumstances under which those with stamp 3 visas can have these appealed and be granted stamp 4 visas so as to accept third level places and have full entitlement to SUSI grants. [11617/25]

1171. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice the current ratio of Gardaí, per 1,000 of population in the State; the current ratio per 1,000 population in Shannon town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12004/25]

1764. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health for an update and deadline for the rollout of the dementia-specific home care package for Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11972/25]

36. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Finance the reason PAYE workers entitled to the flat rate expenses previously available on their tax credit certificate now must claim this credit using PAYE Services; the number of taxpayers to date that have applied to have their flat rate expenses reinstated; and if he can provide a breakdown for the numbers in each category. [9872/25]

588. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current average waiting time for approval for native tree area scheme applications; if they are exempt from planning and that applications are supposed to be approved within six weeks; the measures he will take to ensure the six-week target is met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9777/25]

672. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the measures she will enact to ensure patients who are aged-out of childhood dental services due to excessive waiting lists maintain their entitlement, that their treatment regime is uninterrupted, that their waiting time is taken into account when they are moved to the adult waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9233/25]

784. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that will be taken to address the anomaly created by the new adult educator contract, which has resulted in some educators in further education and training centres being classed as non-teaching staff, to ensure those who do the same job all have similar terms and conditions of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9214/25]

832. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason adults with type 1 diabetes attending Limerick University Hospital are still not offered insulin pumps as a treatment option despite the qualified staff required to initiate pump therapy and the administration support all being in place to commence the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7164/25]

874. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals that have been reimbursed for their insulin pump training and/or consumables through the EU treatment abroad or cross-Border healthcare scheme since 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7418/25]

875. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Ireland that access to the omnipod tubeless insulin pump and consumables through the HSEs exceptional hardship scheme or have done so since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7419/25]

147. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice his views on the serious issues in visa applications for Ireland from South Africa, including issues with recommended steps to apply for the visa via a company (details supplied) appointed to deal with all South African visa applications; if he will investigate this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6464/25]

206. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the acute lack of beds for anorexia patients in the mid-west region (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6466/25]

236. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the steps that can be taken to ensure a person (details supplied) can sit their driving test promptly as required for her employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6154/25]

237. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the measures he will take to alleviate the backlog of drivers awaiting their driving tests in Shannon; if there are plans to appoint a full-time tester for Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6155/25]

847. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures that will be taken to address the current dispute between two organisations (details supplied) to ensure one of the organisations engages with the union given that it is funded by the taxpayer through TU Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5504/25]

856. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there is no specific commitment to the Adult Literacy for Life strategy in the Programme for Government; the specific actions he will take to improve adult literacy and numeracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5571/25]

857. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the BTEC Higher National Diploma Level 5 course in early childhood education and care at North West Regional College Derry, which was recognised as a Level 7 qualification, was changed to a Level 6 qualification; the reason students currently on the course were not exempted from the change; if they can now be exempted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5608/25]

863. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the intervention that can be undertaken for a person (details supplied) unable to access the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6149/25]

864. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason technological universities have been refused permission to borrow for the construction of on campus student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6187/25]

866. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the intervention that can be undertaken for a person (details supplied) unable to access the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6206/25]

5. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Taoiseach the number of people on the live register in County Clare in November of each year from 2020 to 2024, inclusive, by age, gender, occupation, nationality, and duration, in tabular form. [3341/25]

6. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years in employment in County Clare for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [3377/25]