Michael Cahill

724. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine the massive increase in commercial rates whereby, in a large number of cases, they have doubled, trebled and quadrupled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46649/24]

731. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will request the Valuations Office to reinstate commercial rates levels for businesses that have doubled, trebled and quadrupled, to pre-Covid levels (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46704/24]

767. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans that are in place to eliminate wandering deer from roads in Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1134/25]

858. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will abolish the requirement of a means test for Irish citizens in order that they may qualify for a carer’s allowance, to ensure the continuance of this vital service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46598/24]

859. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if assistance will be provided to the flood victims in Listowel and Killocrim, County Kerry, as a matter of extreme urgency, following the 23 November 2024 disaster that saw upwards of 70 homes destroyed by water; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46634/24]

889. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently address the criteria for qualifying to participate in community employment schemes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1535/25]

1078. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to prioritise funding for the slipway at Renard Pier, County Kerry, to facilitate a larger ferry and the increasing number of visitors to Valentia Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46596/24]

1079. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will bring to an immediate end the practice of pair trawling; if the six-mile limit will be reinstated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46643/24]

1089. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans that are in place to eliminate wandering deer from roads in Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1133/25]

1170. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans he has in place to address the shocking respite care services in County Kerry, especially for those individuals with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46640/24]

1387. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health what progress has been made in plans to provide a primary care centre in Cahersiveen, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46592/24]

1388. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a dedicated Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment facility can be set up, staffed and funded at University Hospital Kerry, adjacent to Killarney National Park, home of Ireland’s largest numbers of deer, largely responsible for the spread of this debilitating disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46597/24]

1389. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health what progress has been made in plans to provide a primary care centre in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46606/24]

1391. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the provision of a minor injuries and diagnostic clinic on the grounds of the old District Hospital/Killarney Community Hospital, along with a primary care centre for the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46627/24]

1392. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address the chronic waiting times, especially for our senior citizens, who have been left waiting on chairs and trolleys for 24, 48 hours and longer in the accident and emergency department at University Hospital Kerry; if he will he addresses as a matter of urgency the chronic shortage of nurses and doctors there (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46632/24]

1393. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to consider the urgent need for additional nursing staff/home carers to cater for our elderly loved ones, as there is a huge shortfall of required caring staff in Kerry, with Dingle, the Iveragh peninsula, south and east Kerry being particularly badly affected; if he will provide additional nurses/carers to visit them regularly because if the present staff shortage is not dealt with people will need to return to a hospital setting, with all associated additional costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46639/24]

1404. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the stage of the development of a minor injuries clinic for Killarney to improve health services, including accident and emergency in Kerry as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46711/24]

1405. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if urgent investment will be made to improve waiting lists and bed accommodation numbers/availability and accident and emergency overcrowding and waiting times at University Hospital Kerry, by providing for additional medical staff at all levels there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46712/24]

1407. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists, by grade working in University Hospital Kerry, in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46718/24]

1408. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time public health nurse posts within CHO4, in 2023 and 2024; the specific geographic area within CHO4 that currently has no public health nurse in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46719/24]

1409. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a school dental screening service waiting list, by age in CHO in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46720/24]

1706. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a detailed up-to-date report on a site in Killarney (details supplied) earmarked for development as a training college for the hospitality industry; if this important project for Killarney and County Kerry will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46910/24]

1744. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will allocate a major increase in local improvement scheme funding to County Kerry and indeed all other Local Authorities who operate local improvement schemes to address issues (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46647/24]