Departmental Schemes

687. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the hardship scheme will be expanded to allow for forms and prescriptions from GPs to be accepted in place of those from paediatricians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4679/25]

296. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide information on the Motor Insurers Insolvency Compensation Fund (MIICF); the annual revenue into the MIICF since 2018; the rate applied each year since 2018; the total cumulative amount in the fund each year since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3142/25]

319. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if eligibility for the individual property protection scheme for east Cork will be extended to include property owners who narrowly averted flooding on 18 October 2023 by being home on the day and able to erect makeshift barriers to keep flood waters out of their properties; and if he w…

320. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if all applications to a scheme (details supplied) will be given urgent attention to avoid any further damage to properties due to stormy weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2651/25]

322. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will confirm the Department, agency or authority that can deem a property to be in a location where there is a risk of flooding; how a decision of such a body can be challenged; if his Department has funded any flood relief measures either directly or through Kilkenny County C…

324. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to examine the case of a property in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2711/25]

327. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 22 January 2025, the number of individual property protection applications received under the scheme; the number of applications received for the retrospective funding for previously installed flood barriers in the area; if he is considerin…

400. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when approval will issue to local authorities to issue payments to the remainder of outstanding applications under the 2024 increased cost of business scheme which were due to be issued before the end of 2024; if this matter will be finalised without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3554…

891. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to extend the ARP scheme to allow householders to accommodate migrants from countries other than Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2790/25]

893. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the continuation of the accommodation recognition payment (ARP) for Ukrainian refugees (details supplied); whether the scheme is to continue; if not, what will happen to persons are currently accommodated under the ARP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2956/25…

988. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the special schools pilot providing delivery of in-school therapy supports to children in selected special schools, in addition to existing services being provided through children’s disability network teams (CDNTs); if there are plans to extend this scheme to other special schools…

1390. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the town and village renewal scheme in County Clare in 2024; the grant approved for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2225/25]

1393. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will allocate a major increase in local improvement scheme funding to County Carlow and County Kilkenny and all other local authorities that operate local improvement schemes to address issues the serious underfunding to local authorities in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25…

1395. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to introduce a grants scheme to enhance shop fronts in towns and villages across the country that will also cover a significant proportion of the cost of painting all properties, including derelict properties and private homes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2581/25]

1396. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the Town Centre First policy; to provide a breakdown of the amount awarded and drawn down, per town, in each county; how much additional funding was provided in Budget 2025; when he expects phase two will take place; to provide an update on this policy as part of the new Programme for Government; and if he…

71. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications of those in fuel poverty, how many people got boiler and/or full heating upgrades out of the total number who applied under the warmer homes scheme. [46481/24]

72. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of inequality within the warmer homes scheme; if he agrees that the people who qualify for the ‘free’ scheme are treated differently/less favourably to people who qualify for the one-stop shop funding (details supplied); and the reason there are more options and more funding available for those…

77. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline any scheme administered by his Department whereby recipients of fuel allowance can have solar panels installed, either free of charge or heavily grant-aided. [46588/24]

85. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he plans to publish the renewable heat obligation scheme; the reason for the delay in publishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1033/25]

92. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to consider providing an additional €125 payment for pensioners and those with disabilities under the Government electricity account credit scheme for the month of February, given that February and March are often the coldest months of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1160/25]

757. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a decision will be made in relation to an NPWS farm plan scheme application submitted by a person in County Mayo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46876/24]

1107. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to support farmers who have suffered non-residential property damage during the storm period in early January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1381/25]

1446. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is any financial assistance towards the of oxygen cylinders for people dependant on same, specifically those with a diagnosis of COPD; and if no assistance is currently available, if he can include oxygen cylinders in the drugs payments scheme. [46856/24]