Matt Carthy TD asked the Minister for Public Expenditure: Capital Expenditure Programme
Matt Carthy, a Teachta Dála representing the region, has submitted parliamentary questions to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation regarding the capital expenditure programme. The inquiries focus on measures introduced to ensure value-for-money in respect of public capital projects, alongside requests for updates following engagement with specified organisations.
The questions form part of broader parliamentary scrutiny across multiple government departments. Other representatives have raised matters concerning healthcare delivery in County Leitrim and the wider region, including gaps in adult speech and language therapy services which remain unavailable to Leitrim residents despite being accessible in neighbouring areas of Sligo, Donegal and west Cavan. Educational queries have also been tabled regarding teaching hour allocations for assistant principal staff in community and comprehensive schools.
Additional questions to government ministers address disability assessment delays, home support provision in County Donegal, energy support for households reliant on home heating oil, and flexible payment mechanisms for enterprise grants in light of rising energy costs. Climate-related inquiries have sought information on carbon tax allocations and continued funding for community-based climate action programmes in areas experiencing higher energy poverty.
For full details on these parliamentary questions, refer to the official Oireachtas record.
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Asked the Minister for Health to clarify whether there is currently any adult speech and language therapist assigned to County Leitrim, noting that adult speech and language therapy services are available in Sligo, Donegal and west Cavan but are not accessible to adults in Leitrim; if no such post exists, when an adult speech and language therapist will be appointed; and if she will make a stateme
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth if teachers holding AP1 posts-assistant principal grade 1 in community and comprehensive schools are entitled to a reduction of four hours per week in teaching time from 21 hours 20 minutes to 17 hours 20 minutes; the circular under which this arrangement was authorised; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on an assessment of need application for a child (details supplied); if she will investigate reports of a significant delay following the incorrect forwarding of the file to a different HSE area; the steps being taken to ensure this child is assessed in accordance with statutory timelines under the Disability Act 2005; and if s
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a full breakdown of the Approved Retirement Funds and Retirement Annuity Contracts that are not provided for, or regulated under the Pensions Act 1990, that pension providers are charging.
Asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the initial estimated allocation compared to the actual outturn for the period of carbon tax to his Department, disaggregated by the programme or measure funded, for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.