590. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if a debt repayment plan will be accepted for an overpayment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7490/25]
899. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a CT scan appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7588/25]
942. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 613 of 11 February 2025, if she will review the response and provide an update on this appointment for this person (details supplied). [7920/25]
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252. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there is no movement on apprentices (details supplied) waiting on their next phase of training. [6575/25]
264. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has considered introducing financial incentives for landowners to maintain rights of way and mass paths, similar to Scotland’s CLÁR program; if any funding initiatives exist or are planned to support the preservation of these historic routes; if the digitisation of maps by Ordnance Survey Ireland (now under Tailte Éireann) has result…
264. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the qualifying criteria for the primary medical certificate, particularly in relation to stroke patients, who may have significant mobility limitations but do not meet the existing narrow criteria; if consideration will be given to amending the eligibility requirements to better reflect the challenges faced by individuals who have lost the use o…
330. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and an update provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5692/25]
486. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection to review a family income supplement application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5661/25]
645. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will address the lack of access to essential services for children diagnosed with autism, specifically in the case of a child (details supplied) diagnosed in May 2024 who was recommended psychology, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy in his assessment of need but has been unable to access the…
738. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) and ensure a place in a hospital unit. [5798/25]
780. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5938/25]
795. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health when the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) scheme, originally scheduled for rollout in January 2025, will be implemented; the reason for the delay; the steps being taken to resolve the lack of clarity between her Department and a union (details supplied) to ensure pharmacists can dispense HRT products free of charge as planned; and if she will make a statement on …
205. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance to examine the case for reviewing the 0% VAT treatment of solar power ancillary equipment (details supplied), to ensure that homeowners who face financial barriers to installing a battery upfront are not unfairly penalised for adding one later; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4542/25]
306. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she can intervene to assist a child (details supplied) in securing a place in secondary education, having moved to Ireland from the UK in August 2023; if she will ensure that children with autism are not excluded from education due to a lack of available school places; the steps her Department can take to support families in this situation, given that Tusla …
613. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4198/25]
686. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) requiring a home help package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4674/25]
711. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied) and escalate this referral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4839/25]
68. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address the significant delays in the approval and payment of pension increases for retired An Post pensioners, which require ministerial approval and have led to unacceptable delays in 2022 and 2023; the measures being taken to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2586/25]
164. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if the case of an application for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2467/25]
178. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) grant scheme to ensure that applicants purchasing wheelchair-accessible taxis are guaranteed approval for the grant, given the high cost of such vehicles; to consider extending grants to cover the purchase of all taxis, not just wheelchair-accessible vehicles, to support taxi drivers who are currently pa…
374. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the eligibility criteria for the Power Up grant as it relates to small business owners who paid their rent and rates as a combined single payment to their landlord (details supplied); if consideration will be given to cases where the business owner did not receive the second increased cost of business payment due to the…
375. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider amending the legislation to extend the definition of ‘casual trading’ to include the provision of services, alongside the sale of goods, as the current legislation restricts regulation under casual trading bye-laws to goods only, noting the increasing prevalence of services such as pop-up saunas and other temporary ser…
436. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the timeline for the delivery of the modular building required for the ASD special class at a school (details supplied); if she is aware that the school has had to defer admissions for September 2025 due to the lack of suitable infrastructure, despite engaging with the NCSE and her Department on this matter; and the immediate st…
442. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the status of the permanent site plan for a school (details supplied), which was approved in 2020 and is due to expire in November 2025; when on-site building works will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2653/25]
486. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review the case of a child (details supplied). [3172/25]