Departmental Schemes

1008. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she will consider reviewing the long-term illness scheme to provide financial support to people with Crohn's disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17448/25]

1090. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any assistance or funding is available to support the repair of headstones and grave markers that were damaged during recent storms, particularly in cases where no surviving relatives remain to carry out the repairs; and if consideration will be given to establishing a scheme to support local authorities or communi…

1092. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there has been any engagement between his Department and the Department of Health in respect of adopting a joint approach about the management and maintenance of burial grounds which are under the management or control of the Department of Health or HSE, with a view to adopting a joint approach as to how these burial…

256. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the cut to the accommodation recognition payment; the research carried out by her Department prior to making this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15931/25]

353. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of community enhancement programme grants allocated over the past three years, by local authority; the location and amount of each grant, in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15915/25]

110. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the new projects that will be delivered under the Shared Island scheme in the next five years. [9838/25]

477. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which a young family in County Kilkenny (details supplied) can be included in the Mica redress scheme; the way in which families not living in the areas included in the Mica redress scheme can be included if needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15359/25]

503. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on a HAS application for a person (details supplies). [15070/25]

505. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which an application to the humanitarian assistance scheme was refused in the case of an elderly couple from County Longford (details supplied); the reason the application was deemed ineligible on the grounds of late submission, despite recent statements in Dáil Éireann suggesting the scheme remains open; if a review…

507. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 27 February 2025, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of applications received under the humanitarian assistance scheme, by county, in the aftermath of storm Éowyn to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15388/25]

508. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 27 February 2025, if he will provide a breakdown of payments under the humanitarian assistance scheme, by county, in the aftermath of storm Éowyn, to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15389/25]

513. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider introducing a dedicated financial support scheme for young adults under the age of 40 with invisible disabilities, specifically to assist with the cost of essential assistive technologies such as hearing aids; if the Minister will review the current limitations of the treatment benefit scheme and associated suppo…

519. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received by his Department under the humanitarian assistance schemes form 1 and 2, broken down by the number that have been processed, are still awaiting processing, and for which payments have been made, and turned down, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15655/25]

524. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that where separated couples have shared custody arrangements only one parent is entitled to child specific payments (children's allowance, qualified child payment etc); if he has considered splitting these payments so that both co-parents can benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15718/25]

525. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the humanitarian assistance scheme (storm Éowyn); the number of applicants who have applied for assistance by county, in tabular form; the amounts paid out; the number of refusals of payment; the reasons for refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15719/25]

682. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action that has been undertaken in furtherance of the stated commitment in the Programme for Government to 'progressively reduce the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child through the National Childcare Scheme'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15788/25]

688. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will engage with a group (details supplied) on issues of concern regarding the Bessborough site and the flaws in the previous redress scheme. [15805/25]

704. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on extending the age group that can get access to bowel screening (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15043/25]

759. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently carry out changes to the fair deal scheme given certain anomalies in the scheme (details supplied). [15361/25]

763. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the standardising of the community funded scheme for post-mastectomy products and wigs-hair pieces; when consistent funding will be available across all counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15391/25]

782. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health for an update on her discussions with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the rollout of the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15614/25]

783. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if, once the free HRT scheme is in operation, retrospective payments from January of this year will be made to those availing of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15615/25]

790. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Ireland that access the Omnipod tubeless insulin pump and consumables through the HSE's exceptional hardship scheme or have done so since 2018. [15622/25]

80. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the application by an organisation (details supplied) to the community recognition fund 2024; if an appeals mechanism is in place for cases like this that were not successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14619/25]

83. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the town and village renewal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14577/25]