Seán Crowe

1163. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in adult mental health services in CHO7; the number of child and adolescent mental health service beds in CHO7; the average waiting time to access a bed in either service; the average occupancy rate of beds in either service; and the number of individuals currently waiting to access a bed in either service.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24224/25]

203. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on his recent visit to Lebanon; on the engagement he had with his counterparts in the Lebanese Government, particularly regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and on his views on how conditions could be improved for Irish Defence Forces personnel serving on peacekeeping duties there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15503/25]

291. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the average time it takes for a successful additional needs payment to be paid after receipt of an application. [22463/25]

475. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the lack of public long-term residential care facilities in the Tallaght area; if a census of the area has been recently taken to confirm the growing number of older people in the area; if there are plans to increase the capacity of public beds locally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22306/25]

1469. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to include androgenic alopecia in the treatment benefit scheme to provide some relief from the high financial burden of purchasing wigs or other such accessories. [20753/25]

1781. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if IPAS centres are permitted to take on private renters or offer accommodation to other non-IPAS residents. [18514/25]

282. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that parents have been informed that there are no speech and language or occupational therapy services available in the Ballyboden primary care centre; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that when these parents seek to access these therapies in other HSE centres they are informed that this is not possible as they are outside the catchment area; the date by which SLT and OT will be made available in Ballyboden; the options that will be made available to patients and their parents in the interim;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18031/25]

331. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if the feasibility study for Metro SouthWest has been initiated, and if not, whether terms of reference have been agreed; if the planning application for the project has been finalised; the projected cost of the project; and if a potential costing has been made for an extension from Charlemont to St Stephens Green. [17592/25]

143. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the allegations of human rights abuses being suffered by workers from the Cerrejón mine in Colombia, and the immense damage being done to the surrounding areas and its indigenous people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15502/25]

336. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the severe financial difficulties at a school (details supplied) due to the inadequacy of its capitation grant; the measures she will take to ensure funding is guaranteed to the end of the school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13305/25]

879. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of an issue relating to the communication between Solas and TU Dublin which has delayed at least one apprentice in qualifying for their craft certification; and the measures that will be taken to rectify this and prevent its reoccurrence for other much needed tradespeople. [13776/25]

616. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing challenges regarding a school (details supplied) accessing a sports capital grant and correspondence sent to her Department from the Archdiocese querying financial costs incurred by primary schools when undertaking a sports capital grant; if Department’s officials have responded to this matter; and if the Minster can provide clarity to both parties. [11208/25]

756. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of schools, primary and post-primary, in the Dublin south west area that expressed an interest in opening a specialist class in the past 2024-2025 academic year; the number of those applications that were refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12594/25]

757. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of schools, primary and post-primary, in the Dublin south west area that were approached by the National Council for Special Education to open a specialist class; the number of schools that declined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12595/25]

1407. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the vacancy rate of each CDNT in the CHO7 as a percentage of WTEs; the vacant posts in each of those CDNTs by job title, in tabular form; and to specify any of those posts which do not currently have approval to be filled. [11962/25]

1512. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the date by which the free HRT scheme will be commenced; the reasons the commitment of a roll out in January 2025 was missed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10779/25]

346. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if online learners enrolled as fulltime undergraduates still qualify for the free fees initiative. [8420/25]

207. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the drug vamorolone is currently being considered for approved use by the HSE. [6471/25]

222. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the drug givinostat is being considered for approval for use by the HSE. [6585/25]

378. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education to provide an update in relation to her Department’s efforts to remedy very serious health and safety issues identified at a school (details supplied). [6294/25]

379. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if consideration has been given to the financial burden of applications to the emergency works scheme, as some schools are being charged up to €2000 per report, which are a criteria for application to the scheme, and that some schools in need of extensive works will have to submit several reports at once. [6295/25]

165. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the current total service volume of each driving test centre, in tabular form. [4687/25]

166. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the date by which he expects the Road Safety Authority to resume publishing its annual road casualties and collisions report; and if a report will be published for each year since 2019, the last such report published. [4688/25]

167. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the date by which he expects to publish the underpinning legislation for the proposed transport security force; the expected personnel strength of the Force; the projected cost of the Force each year for the first five years; the location where the force will be headquartered; and the date by which he expects the force to be operational. [4689/25]

316. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of CO2 monitors that have been issued to schools since 2021; the number still to be issued; and the total cost of the scheme to date. [4696/25]