Written answers
Thursday, 17 September 2020
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Vacant Properties
16. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if specific measures will be introduced to assist in the upgrading of vacant premises to provide living accommodation in smaller towns...
- Remote Working
17. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps being taken by her Department to provide additional funding to both enhance existing hubs in view of the fact that remote...
- Town and Village Renewal Scheme
18. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects in receipt of funding through the town and village renewal scheme 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- National Broadband Plan
19. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to improve connectivity and infrastructure for rural areas in County Cork, particularly those that recently moved into the...
- Rural Development Plan
21. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the new rural development policy; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24324/20]
- Voluntary Sector
22. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps being taken in relation to the commitment in the Programme for Partnership Government to ensure that organisations (details...
- Town Centre Living Initiative
23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of Ireland’s town partnership as recommended by the Town Centre Living Initiative, Six Pilot Towns: Synthesis Report;...
- Community Services Programme
24. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of Pobal applications for community groups finalised and processed since February 2020, in tabular form; and if she will...
- Voluntary Sector
25. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports in relation to capital funding for non-local authority community centres for health and safety and fire prevention works....
- Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas
26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each of the recommendations of the CEDRA report; the number of recommendations implemented in full, in part and not at...
- Ministerial Priorities
27. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to ensure maximum positive impact on the community, rural development and the islands aspect of her portfolio with particular...
- LEADER Programmes
29. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the role that LEADER companies can play in supporting small rural businesses to overcome the challenges posed by Covid-19 has been...
- Tidy Towns
30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Tidy Towns Competition will be allowed proceed in 2021 under social distancing regulations. [24445/20]
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
31. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has met with the Mobile Broadband Taskforce since her appointment as Minister. [24446/20]
- Island Communities
32. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the stage the Interdepartmental Committee on Island Development is at; the next steps and the way in which she plans to progress the...
- Voluntary Sector
35. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that will be allocated to youth and community centre facilities which are working within reduced incomes due to Covid-19;...
- Local Improvement Scheme
37. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local improvement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24197/20]
- Voluntary Sector
38. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the schemes under her Department that can allocate funding to community organisations, including clubs (details supplied) to develop...
- National Broadband Plan
40. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps taken to advance the commitment in the Programme for Government to improve connectivity and access for rural dwellers to...
- Town and Village Renewal Scheme
41. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will expand the 2020 town and village renewal scheme outline for accelerated measure in response to Covid-19 to enable more...
- CLÁR Programme
42. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to reinstate the CLÁR measure for group water schemes that existed under CLÁR from its inception until 2011; and if...
- Community Development Projects
43. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the timetable for the Programme for Partnership Government commitment to introduce a number of projects similar in approach to...
- Island Communities
44. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the membership of the interdepartmental committee devising the national policy for the islands; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment
- Trade Union Membership
45. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports that an organisation (details supplied) is refusing to engage with unions; and if he will...
- IDA Ireland
46. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of times the IDA has visited County Wexford within the past four years; the number of jobs that resulted from these...
- Company Liquidations
47. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his attention has been drawn to matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and his response to the proposal....
- Ministerial Meetings
48. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the meetings held by him and or his officials from assistant principal level upwards with businesses and or banking representative...
- Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme
49. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the size of the MFI loan book; the State-wide breakdown of current creditors by county; and the number of creditors that have...
- Workplace Safety
50. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of cyclists killed while cycling as part of their job in each of the years from 1 Jan 2010 to 31 Dec 2019, in tabular form;...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- National Broadband Plan
51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will work as a matter of urgency to ensure all nursing homes are broadband enabled in view of the impact of...
- Energy Efficiency
52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address the need for a retrofit scheme in section 38 and 39 charities and small and medium approved housing...
- Grant Payments
53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 8 September 2020, the types of biomass boilers and anaerobic digestion...
- National Broadband Plan
56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status in relation to an area (details supplied) on the roll out of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make...
- Fishing Licences
57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process for granting foreshore fishing licences in Bantry and Kenmare Bay; the number of licences sought; the number...
- Agrifood Sector
58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the UNEP report Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for Food...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Coast Guard Service
60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the management structure of the Irish Coast Guard; and the status of employment or secondment of each senior official in each of the years...
- Road Safety
61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the plans of An Garda Síochána to prioritise and complete the building of its API programme to enable...
- Airport Policy
62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24665/20]
- Rural Transport Services
63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide investment for covered bus stops in towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24666/20]
- Driver Test
64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the position regarding the provision of emergency driver tests will be reviewed (details supplied). [24472/20]
- Roads Maintenance
65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland will provide funding to address subsidence on a national road at a location (details supplied) in...
- Aviation Policy
66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter regarding the Aviation Recovery Plan 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Rail Network
67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when Kishogue rail station will open resulting in a local train service for commuters in Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a...
- Greenways Provision
68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding avenues available or that will be made available to local authorities or community groups to assist in developing feasibility...
- Proposed Legislation
69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if work has taken place on a consolidation project of the Road Traffic Acts in view of the reassurances of his predecessors that such a...
- Road Safety
70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the review of speed limits has been completed; if so, if he will publish the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Road Traffic Offences
72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of drivers disqualified in 2018, 2019 and between 1 January to 31 July 2020; the number who surrendered their licence to the...
- National Vehicle and Driver File
77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to link the national vehicle file database to the driver file record database to enable gardaí that scan a vehicle’s...
- Department of Finance
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
78. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is planned to modify the employment wage subsidy scheme to give further assistance to the sectors dependent on foreign tourists to ensure their survival...
- Help-To-Buy Scheme
79. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to continue the temporary help-to-buy extension beyond 31 December 2020. [24595/20]
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if amendments to the existing legislation, Disabled Drivers Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994, will be introduced to widen the eligible criteria as...
- Tax Data
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by the sugar sweetened drinks tax from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019. [24487/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of amending the employment wage subsidy scheme by categories (details supplied) for those with turnover of 50% to 75% compared to reference...
- Economic Data
87. To ask the Minister for Finance if an updated forecast from that given in the Stability Programme update will be provided with regard to the projected deficit, expenditure and revenue for...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
88. To ask the Minister for Finance the manner in which payments made under the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be taxed at the of 2020; and the period over which outstanding tax liabilities...
- Tax Code
89. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners will publish its review of the operation of section 114 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 regarding flat rate expenses; if he...
- Value Added Tax
90. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected on feminine hygiene products annually since 2015, in tabular form; and, if he will consider ring-fencing these moneys to fund...
- Departmental Communications
91. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department or bodies working on behalf of his Department are monitoring social media for those that criticise Government policy. [24671/20]
- Value Added Tax
92. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider applying for an exemption under EU legislation to levy a 0% VAT rate on cups, period underwear and reusable pads; and if he will make a...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Expenditure
93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated annual spend by his Department using a firm (details supplied) for public relations. [24547/20]
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Third Level Education
94. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Údarás na Gaeltachta will continue to fund Gaeilge based initiatives in third-level institutes to the same levels as...
- Arts Policy
95. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has a strategy in relation to bringing the arts back in a social distanced manner to the rural community; if so,...
- Sports Funding
96. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of financial aid allocated to an association (details supplied) specifically to support community-based boxing clubs...
- Tourism Policy
97. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will accept the recommendations of the recently formed Tourism Recovery Taskforce and an organisation (details supplied) in...
- Sports Capital Programme
98. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a sports capital grant allocated to a sports complex (details supplied) in 2007 was drawn down; and if she will make a statement...
- Tuarascálacha Ranna
100. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an mbeidh a Roinn ag foilsiú na tuarascála a cuireadh le chéile maidir leis an gcás gnó d’Ionad...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Air Quality
101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans on ensuring appropriate ventilation in nursing homes, pubs and schools; if guidance will be provided for inspections...
- National Monuments
102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will inform the OPW and investigate the findings of a mass grave that was discovered recently by archaeologists on the...
- Offshore Exploration
103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities will be instructed to consult with all stakeholders when issuing exploratory offshore licences to...
- Local Authority Funding
104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when local authorities will be informed of the funding to be provided to compensate them for the loss of income suffered from...
- Home Loan Scheme
105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the credit criteria for inclusion in the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme, for example, if a previously defaulted credit...
- Vacant Sites
106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of vacant site tax collected annually by each local authority in each of the years between 1 Jan 2017 and 31 Dec...
- Tenant Purchase Scheme
107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current legislative and policy position of his Department with respect to the issue of tenant purchase among the approved...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Emigrant Support Services
108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated cost of increasing the budget for the emigrant support programme by 12.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Personnel
109. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a former member of the Defence Forces (details supplied) applied to the Army Pensions Board for...
- Department of Education and Skills
- National Educational Psychological Service
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of employees of NEPS including grades and locations, in tabular form. [24450/20]
- School Transport
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport for a child (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24464/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the roll out of a national information campaign will be considered targeted at parents of primary school children with regard to Covid-19...
- State Examinations
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of a student (details supplied) whose leaving certificate calculated grades were downgraded by one...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a Covid-19 plan in place for schools for the remainder of 2020 in relation to pupils going to the yard at their break times. [24507/20]
- State Examinations
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 30 July 2020, the latest contingency planning commenced in relation to leaving certificate 2021; if...
- School Transport
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Bus Éireann has issued or allocated tickets to date for the 2020/2021 school year to over 97,000 children on the primary and post-primary...
- State Examinations
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a candidate has to appeal the calculated grade in a subject in order to be able to sit the exam in that particular subject in November 2020;...
- School Transport
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided to a pupil (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24579/20]
- State Examinations
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the class ranking applied to students grades, particularly for students who switched schools in their senior cycle; and if she...
- School Transport
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport for three children (details supplied) will be expedited; and the reason for the delay. [24589/20]
- Schools Building Projects
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a proposed building project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24604/20]
- School Facilities
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in respect of the provision of new facilities at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Staff
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive a teaching number to allow them to take-up offered employment. [24612/20]
- School Transport
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport scheme will be completed by her Department that takes Covid-19 social distancing into account for post-primary students;...
- Ministerial Briefing
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the briefing for Ministers she received on commencing her role will be made publicly available. [24672/20]
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Community Employment Schemes
131. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the implementation of the Labour Court recommendation that community employment supervisors should be...
- Carer's Allowance
134. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the means test for carer’s allowance; if she considers it a fair assessment; and if she will make...
- Community Employment Schemes
136. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the interdepartmental review of the community employment schemes will be published. [24510/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
137. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the number of employees (details supplied) on reduced pay and hours without access to...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
138. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason newly approved applicants for the pandemic unemployment payment are not being given an initial payment which...
- Fuel Allowance
139. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the fuel allowance will be increased due to the increases in electricity, home heating oil, smokeless fuel and carbon tax...
- Company Liquidations
140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the implementation of the Duffy Cahill report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24585/20]
- Maternity Leave
141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the eligibility of those on maternity leave and in receipt of a maternity benefit payment to end maternity leave early to...
- Carer's Allowance
142. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a further appeal for a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied) in County...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Adoption Services
143. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 799 of 8 September 2020, if further documentation (details supplied) in relation to the matter will...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
144. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated amount it would cost if ECCE capitation rates increased by 3% with effect from September 2021; and if he will make a...
- Online Safety
145. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the annual report by an organisation (details supplied) highlighting the vulnerability of children and young persons online...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Further Education and Training Colleges
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available to further education colleges to support students with disabilities; the mechanism by which the funding is accessed; and if...
- Student Grant Scheme
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding supports available for students undertaking graduate entry medicine; if the SUSI grant or other grants are available; and if he will...
- Third Level Admissions
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide further extra places on third-level first year courses in 2020 in view of the higher points achieved by students in the...
- Third Level Institutions
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of incidents of bullying, intimidation or harassment including sexual harassment reported in each of the past five years to date in...
- Third Level Admissions
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there was a difference between the number of CAO first preference offers in 2020 between candidates using 2020 predictive leaving certificate...
- Third Level Education
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a document (details supplied); his views on its budgetary requests; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ministerial Briefing
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the briefing for Ministers he received on commencing his role will be made publicly available. [24649/20]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Road Traffic Accidents
154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of learner drivers involved in fatal road traffic collisions in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020;...
- Garda Strength
155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community Gardaí in each division over each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
- Coroners Service
156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications made under section 60 of the Coroners Act 1962 since the provision was inserted by the Courts and...
- Family Reunification
157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter regarding the case of persons (details supplied). [24484/20]
- Child Protection
158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the policy of her Department on parental alienation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24530/20]
- Crime Data
159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of death threats made against members of An Garda Síochána in the course of their work; the regions in...
- Family Reunification
160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the waiting time for the join family or category A visas; the cause of the delays in the processing of the visas; and if she...
- Garda Strength
161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Garda protective services unit for the Wexford division will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Family Reunification
162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to non-EEA reunification visas; and if she will make a statement on...
- International Protection
163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has liaised with the INIS in respect of a person (details supplied); the appeals procedure the person may avail of in...
- Road Traffic Offences
164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers disqualified in court per year in 2018, 2019 and up to 31 July 2020; the value of the fines imposed by...
- Garda Strength
174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda members in each roads policing unit by Garda division; the number of members in each division trained in...
- Visa Applications
175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the online renewal system for non-EU migrants which only applies to Dublin will be extended to the rest of the country;...
- Garda Strength
176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the August 2020 Garda figures include the latest gardaí attested in 2020; the breakdown for each division of the new...
- Department of Health
- Disability Services Funding
178. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the funding for adult care centres particularly to a centre (details supplied). [24529/20]
- Hospital Staff
179. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be secured for the recruitment of an additional full-time consultant urologist for Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will make a...
- Eating Disorders
180. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year capital and current costs of doubling the number of beds dedicated to eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Staff
181. To ask the Minister for Health if the need for dieticians and nurse specialists in insulin pump therapy funding in the University of Limerick Hospital Group (details supplied) will be...
- Hospital Services
182. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the University of Limerick Hospitals Group to provide insulin pump therapy as a treatment option to all eligible adults with type 1...
- Dental Services
183. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the oral healthcare of children and special needs patients are not being neglected due to Covid-19 restrictions in view of reports that...
- Covid-19 Tests
184. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical scientists employed in laboratories which are conducting Covid-19 tests; his plans to increase the number; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
187. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24508/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
188. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ease the current Covid-19 restrictions in maternity services to enable partners and birth partners of pregnant women to attend pre-natal scans,...
- General Practitioner Services
189. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the approval of two additional general practitioners or family doctors for a health centre (details supplied) to alleviate the lack of...
- Disease Management
190. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24523/20]
- Primary Medical Certificates
191. To ask the Minister for Health when assessments for primary medical certificates will recommence at Roxtown health centre, Limerick city. [24524/20]
- Abortion Services Provision
193. To ask the Minister for Health if enquiries were carried out by his Department to ascertain if women here were negatively impacted or suffered injury or death due to the prescription of...
- Hospital Appointments Status
194. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an ENT consultation [24554/20]
- Foster Care
195. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Farrelly Commission in relation to the Grace case; when the report of the commission will be published; and if he will make a statement on...
- Home Help Service
196. To ask the Minister for Health if a home help package will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24573/20]
- Health Services
197. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a registered letter (details supplied) addressed to him; if his officials attention has been drawn to the correspondence; if...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
198. To ask the Minister for Health if, in consultation with NPHET, consideration will be given to a proposal from a federation (details supplied) [24583/20]
- Mental Health Commission
199. To ask the Minister for Health the number of lawyers, barristers and solicitors retained on the Mental Health Commission records to act as tribunal chairpersons [24586/20]
- Dental Services
200. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding medical card holders attending dental appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Meetings
201. To ask the Minister for Health the meetings held by his officials from assistant principal level upwards with representatives of the food industry in relation to the issue of adult or child...
- Hospital Appointments Status
204. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24602/20]
- Disease Management
207. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for tackling asthma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24607/20]
- Air Pollution
208. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for acting on smoky coal and air pollution and their impact on health; the extent of his cooperation and engagement with other Departments on the...
- Community Intervention Teams
209. To ask the Minister for Health when provision will be made to introduce community intervention team services to County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24610/20]
- Covid-19 Tests
210. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to allow for non-appointment drive through Covid-19 testing throughout Country Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24611/20]
- Home Care Packages
211. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being put in place to fund additional homecare hours to persons already approved for and awarded hours but unable to receive the hours due to no...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme
212. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include asthma on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24615/20]
- Disability Services Provision
213. To ask the Minister for Health the backlog or waiting list of appointments for each of the service areas managed by a service (details supplied) at a location; the details of the current...
- Departmental Communications
214. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or bodies working on behalf of his Department are monitoring social media for those that criticise Government policy. [24660/20]
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use
215. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation to premiere the medical uses of cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24661/20]
- Hospital Services
216. To ask the Minister for Health when external providers of additional therapies will be allowed to resume in community hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24662/20]
- Disability Services Provision
217. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the impact of the redeployment of HSE therapists to work as Covid-19 testers and contact tracers on the services provided to persons with...
- Legislative Measures
218. To ask the Minister for Health the status of measures via amending legislation or statutory instrument to ban smoking in outdoor areas including in locations food is consumed; the person or...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Horticulture Sector
219. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to compensate plant nurseries which recently saw significant damage to stock as a result of poor weather conditions; and if...
- Forestry Sector
220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff within the Forestry Office; the number of staff processing forestry appeals: the members of the Forestry Appeals...
- Departmental Staff
221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ecologists currently working on forestry licensing within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Forestry Sector
222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the time frame he envisages in implementing the Mackinnon Report on the forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Proposed Legislation
223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for implementation of the Agricultural Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Forestry Sector
224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given to the reform of the Forestry #Appeals Committee in view of the crisis in the forestry industry; and...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to carry out a review of the anomalies that presented in the ANC eligibility process in County Donegal; and his further...
- Proposed Legislation
226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the comments (details supplied) with regard to the draft Agricultural Appeal (Amendment) Bill 2020 [24500/20]
- Fishing Industry
227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has decided on the 2020 management arrangements for the Celtic Sea Herring scientific fishery; if so, if he is satisfied that...
- Forestry Sector
230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he is improving the rate of forest licensing approvals; if forest licences will be processed within 120 days of the...
- Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers with C10 herds who have been advised to cull cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24548/20]
- Beef Industry
233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 548 applications for the beef finisher payment recorded outside the reference period will be included in the scheme. [24550/20]
- Trade Agreements
234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take guidance from university studies (details supplied) and the position of a union regarding reports that the Mercosur...
- Ministerial Meetings
236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has met with representatives of organisations (details supplied); and if not, when he will do so. [24653/20]
- Agrifood Sector
237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the identified action in the Teagasc Crops 2030 report to establish a cross-society grouping to...
- Bioenergy Strategy
238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the identified action in the Teagasc Crops 2030 report on bioenergy and industrial crops to...
- Agrifood Sector
239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the UNEP report, Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for Food Systems; and if he...
- Covid-19 Tests
240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the suspension of Covid-19 testing at meat plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Beef Industry
241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is policy not to pursue additional capacity within the beef sector as stated by the Immigration Investor Programme Evaluation...
- Proposed Legislation
243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to providing a money message for the Island Fisheries Heritage Licence Bill 2017 if it is...
- Agriculture Industry
244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the industrialised business-led model of agriculture here which has led to a biodiversity, climate and water...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Community Development Projects
245. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if feasibility study funding will be provided for a strategic project (details supplied) in County Kerry; when a decision will be...
- Community Services Programme
246. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is a review of the community services programme ongoing; if so, when it will be concluded; and if she will make a statement...
- LEADER Programmes
247. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if further administration, project and animation funding will be provided to the LAGs administering Leader for the years from 2021...
- Ministerial Travel
249. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to visit west Connemara and Inishbofin island in the near future; if so, if she will visit organisations (details supplied);...
- Community Development Initiatives
251. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans for interaction with local community groups dedicated to improving their respective locations in urban and rural areas...
- Ministerial Priorities
257. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her priorities for rural development in the coming months and years; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address...
- Job Creation
258. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to encourage job creation in rural areas nationwide; the degree to which she has in mind specific targets in this regard;...
- Island Communities
259. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to address issues affecting the inhabitants and their quality of life on the islands; and if she will make a statement on...
- Rural Development Programme
262. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she has evaluated issues affecting rural Ireland such as isolation and lack of connectivity with a view to making...
- Town and Village Renewal Scheme
264. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of approved and rejected applications from counties Laois and Offaly to the town and village renewal scheme including the...
- Rural Development Plan
266. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of new positions developed of the 135,000 new jobs by 2020 which was the aim in Realising our Rural Potential-Action Plan...
