Written answers
Wednesday, 12 May 2021
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Departmental Expenditure
39. To ask the Taoiseach the amount expended by his Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date in 2021; the print, online and...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Electronic Commerce
40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) in relation to .ie domains and their usage by UK companies; and if he will...
- Tourism Policy
41. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will actively investigate the possibility of establishing Ireland as the events hub of the EU post-Brexit (details...
- Departmental Advertising
42. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount expended by his Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date in...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
43. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Covid-19 business supports that are available for event caterers excluded from current Covid-19 supports due to the rateable and...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Energy Policy
44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the forthcoming electricity microgenerator scheme; and when the details of this scheme will be published....
- Departmental Bodies
45. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the remuneration that has been provided by his Department to the members of the Climate Advisory Council in terms of pay...
- Energy Conservation
46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when works will commence on the house of a person (details supplied) under the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make...
- Electricity Supply Board
47. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the ESB subcontracting works that are normally carried out by their own employees; his further views on the...
- North-South Interconnector
48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the terms of reference for the review of the North-South Interconnector limit it to reviewing previous findings and...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
49. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount expended by his Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March...
- Electricity Supply Board
50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that employees involved in the current ESB dispute have received consultation and information rights...
- Waste Management
51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 21 April 2021, the way that his Department will support persons with...
- Local Authorities
52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount each local authority will receive from the €5 million additional funding for litter prevention and...
- Air Quality
53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to develop a regional approach to air quality...
- Energy Policy
54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to ensure that his Department has the capacity...
- Post Office Network
55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress his Department has made on addressing the actions relevant to his areas of responsibility outlined in the...
- Illegal Dumping
56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of persons or companies fined for illegal dumping by Cork County Council and Cork City Council, respectively...
- Departmental Schemes
58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applicants awaiting the installation of SEAI warmer homes scheme upgrades by county; the average waiting...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Public Transport
59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to a tax saver annual ticket; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Driver Test
60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applicants waiting for driver theory tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24743/21]
- Coast Guard Service
61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans that are in place to remove the Irish Coast Guard all weather search and rescue helicopter from Waterford; the reason for this...
- Road Safety
62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider introducing a special fund for safety barriers on regional roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24772/21]
- Driver Test
63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a driver theory test appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Road Safety Authority
64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the RSA's plans first proposed in 2015 to name and shame disqualified drivers; the outcome of the latest research...
- Road Safety
65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that manual notices continue to be sent to the Road Safety Authority with details of drivers disqualified in court when the...
- Driver Licences
69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce the necessary legislation to close a loophole discovered in 2013 which allows learner drivers to continually renew...
- Ports Policy
72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is planned to restore the status of Galway as a national port for the purposes of accessing national and EU funds to develop the...
- Driver Test
74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to open up the centres for theory tests for car driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24847/21]
- Córas Iompair Éireann
76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if assurances will be issued by CIÉ that it will await the outcome of the High Court application from the trustees of the pension...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount expended by his Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date in...
- Road Safety Authority
78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the RSA stakeholders forum members who have exceeded their tenure will be asked to step down to allow for new members to be elected...
- Driver Test
84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) will be prioritised for an appointment for a driver theory test to allow them entry to a college placement;...
- Public Transport
88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of the additional investment needed to provide greater capacity across all modes to meet expected increase in demand if...
- Defence Forces
93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his response to the Defence Forces proposal that the Air Corps takes over some maritime search-and-rescue operations including the...
- Public Transport
94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 40 and 41 of 6 May 2021, if the 100x is also facing cancellation by Bus Éireann; his plans to...
- Department of Finance
- Housing Schemes
95. To ask the Minister for Finance the provisions in place for persons that have lost their home to repossession or recession to purchase a home now in cases in which they cannot save the 20%...
- Departmental Schemes
96. To ask the Minister for Finance if a help-to-buy scheme application by a person (details supplied) is being examined; the projected timeframe for the processing of applications; and if he...
- Departmental Expenditure
99. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount expended by his Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date in 2021; the print, online...
- Departmental Schemes
100. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to prioritise green finance strategic actions that are developed in line with climate...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Expenditure
101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount expended by his Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date in...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems
102. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has advanced proposals to install CCTV cameras at Clare Abbey, County Clare to curb ongoing vandalism and...
- Tax Code
103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to direct a proportion of the proceeds of the carbon tax...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Grant Payments
104. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if grants are available for the upgrading of tourist boats (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- National Monuments
105. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are supports available for local groups to erect monuments as part of the Decade of Centenaries programme. [24782/21]
- Departmental Schemes
106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider developing and promoting Ireland as the new and automatic events hub for the European tour events crewing...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
109. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount expended by her Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date...
- Ministerial Communications
110. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a file (details supplied) that requires Ministerial consent will be signed; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Schemes
111. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if water activities such as boat trips are included in the outdoor activity fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Funding
112. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if applications for the large-scale sport infrastructure fund 2018 to 2028 are closed; if Dublin City Council can make a late...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
113. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide updated guidelines for private music and drama teachers in anticipation of reopening; and if she will make a...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Departmental Reviews
114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if information will be provided on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and...
- Departmental Schemes
115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a guarantee from a company (details supplied) will suffice in lieu of a HB47 homebond or premier guarantee under the...
- Departmental Data
116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing developments across the country in which foreign investment funds have purchased units by county in...
- Departmental Schemes
118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the spend on the cessation of the turf-cutting compensation scheme in each year since its establishment; the number of persons...
- Departmental Advertising
119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount expended by his Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to...
- Departmental Data
120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new social homes delivered via build programmes in County Mayo each year since 2016; and if he will make a...
- Wastewater Treatment
122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to provide Ministerial consent for the Arklow Wastewater Plant to proceed; the process and a timeframe for the...
- Housing Policy
124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering increasing funding to local authorities to aid housing adaptation grants for older persons and persons...
- Irish Water
126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking in response to concerns from local authority staff who wish to remain in the employment of the relevant...
- Water Services
128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to support take-up of Irish Water’s Small...
- Departmental Reviews
129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made by his Department to date in conducting the review of the revised well water grant scheme; and if he will...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Registration of Births
130. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for a delay in processing the foreign birth registration of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a letter to allow a person (details supplied) to return home on compassionate grounds. [24738/21]
- Passport Services
132. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if additional personnel will be put in place in the Passport Office to deal with the backlog of applications; and if he will make a...
- Asylum Seekers
136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to alleviate the unbearable conditions endured by refugees in the Moria camp and other refugee camps on the island of Lesbos; his...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the approach Ireland is taking to supporting India as it deals with a surge in Covid-19 cases; the engagements he has had on the waiving of...
- Departmental Expenditure
138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount expended by his Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date in 2021;...
- Trade Relations
139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will contact the Egyptian Government to register concern for cargo bound for Ireland on a ship (details supplied) that has been...
- Passport Services
140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) for college registration purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Expenditure
141. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount expended by his Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date in 2021; the...
- Land Transfers
142. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the proposed transfer of lands at Rockbrae House, Bray, County Wicklow to Wicklow County Council; the discussions that have taken...
- Vaccination Programme
143. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel present on UN duty who were offered a Covid-19 vaccination through the UN since December 2020; the number...
- Defence Forces
146. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of females who were recruited to the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service in 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of females currently...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused a grant for assistive technology by her Department following an appeal even though it is...
- School Admissions
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a placement will be secured for a person (details supplied) at a school. [24737/21]
- National Educational Psychological Service
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an assessment will be carried out for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24741/21]
- Schools Amalgamation
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in Cork City. [24750/21]
- School Catchment Areas
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether it is acceptable that there could be no all-girls school in a large area of Cork city particularly given the vulnerability...
- Special Educational Needs
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the 2021-2022 SNA allocations will be announced. [24766/21]
- School Accommodation
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of construction of the permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied); the cause of delay in installing temporary...
- Special Educational Needs
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is currently no procedure at present to apply for SNA support for new pupils; and when the new circular from her Department will...
- School Staff
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal that can access substitute teachers specifically through one of the 115 substitute...
- Special Educational Needs
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for a special needs assistant will be reviewed for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Accommodation
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a permanent site will be sourced for a school (details supplied) within the assigned catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the...
- State Examinations
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure that there is a leaving certificate examination in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1472/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to support teachers in delivering the required syllabus through remote learning due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if she...
- Departmental Expenditure
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount expended by her Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date in 2021; the...
- Schools Building Projects
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application made by a school under the summer works programme 2016 for improved and safer outdoor playground...
- Disadvantaged Status
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 578 of 28 April 2021, if the schools (details supplied) are eligible for consideration for DEIS status; and...
- Special Educational Needs
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for the allocation of SNAs for 2021-2022; when the guidance circular is due to be issued; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Education Policy
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further consideration will be given to the provision of new supports for students at primary and second-level (details supplied); and if she...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Local Development Companies
169. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for local development companies that unlike private entities provide a complete wrap-around service for their...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if full-time employees over the age of 66 that were working full-time and were required to self-isolate due to testing...
- Social Welfare Payments
171. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an underpayment to a person (details supplied) will be examined and the matter clarified. [24768/21]
- School Costs
172. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated costs associated with extending the school meals programme to cover early years settings and after-school...
- Social Welfare Benefits
173. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for supplementary welfare allowance in the case of a person...
- Departmental Expenditure
174. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount expended by her Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to...
- Social Welfare Benefits
175. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021 on housing assistance payments, rent supplements and...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
176. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when pandemic unemployment payment arrears will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- State Pensions
178. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a State pension by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [25127/21]
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- International Agreements
179. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if or when the second optional protocol on the UNCRC which includes the sale of children, child prostitution and...
- Children in Care
180. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of young persons in care who have had complaints filed against them by the agency or the residential...
- Childcare Services
181. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the particular vulnerability of childcare services that provide afterschool...
- Direct Provision System
182. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with the Minister for Health on healthcare workers ordinarily residing in direct...
- Departmental Expenditure
183. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount expended by his Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from...
- Childcare Services
184. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers by county; and the current capacity of same by county in tabular form. [25026/21]
- Early Childhood Care and Education
187. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department’s initiative for the early learning and school age care sector (details supplied) will...
- Ombudsman for Children
188. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his response to the finding (details supplied) in the Ombudsman for Children's report Safety and Welfare of...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Student Accommodation
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress towards the objectives of the student accommodation strategy in view of the disruption to the construction sector over...
- Third Level Education
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); if it is possible for student to elect to graduate early with a level...
- Departmental Contracts
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount expended by his Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date in 2021; the...
- Departmental Data
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 6 May 2021, if his Department or an agency under his aegis monitors the price of Safepass courses;...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Housing Issues
193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that can be taken to prevent management companies from imposing significant increases in management fees on...
- Visa Applications
195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the alterative arrangements that have been put in place to allow persons (details supplied) applying for a GNIB card for the...
- Asylum Applications
197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise status in the case of a person (details supplied); if recent updates regarding work...
- Departmental Data
198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 638 of 10 February 2021, if the further information requested from An Garda...
- Visa Applications
202. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding visa applications by South African nationals to come to Ireland during the current Covid-19...
- Antisocial Behaviour
203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the Children (Amendment) Act 2021, the Criminal Justice Act 2006 and the Children (Amendment) Act 2015 with...
- Departmental Data
204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community policing gardaí by rank attached to each station in County Louth in each of the past five years,...
- Parole Boards
206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recommendations of the Parole Board that have been sent to her Department for decision that have not yet been...
- Departmental Data
207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans to refurbish the vacant Wicklow District Court in Wicklow town; and the engagement with the OPW to carry out any...
- An Teanga Gaeilge
209. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality an ndéanfaidh sí an taifead iomlán de Dhaonáireamh Speisialta na Gaeltachta a rinne An Garda...
- Department of Health
- Vaccination Programme
210. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have commenced the vaccine recruitment process; the average length of time from completion of the vaccinator recruitment form to...
- Medical Cards
211. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend the entitlements for a medical card under EU rules (details supplied) currently held by Irish residents who have previously lived and worked...
- Health Service Executive
213. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24742/21]
- Health Promotion
223. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the national oral health policy; and his plans for its implementation. [24757/21]
- Health Service Executive
224. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting scoliosis surgery in Galway University Hospital; the corresponding figure for adults; the dates on which children on the Saolta...
- Vaccination Programme
226. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to commence vaccination of pregnant women as recommended by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee; when pregnant women will start receiving...
- Departmental Advertising
227. To ask the Minister for Health the amount expended by his Department excluding expenditure incurred by the HSE, on advertising related to Covid-19 awareness campaigns from March 2020 to date...
- Question Heading for question(s) 228
228. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting scoliosis surgery in each acute hospital; the average waiting time in each hospital; the corresponding figure for adults; and...
- Vaccination Programme
229. To ask the Minister for Health the number of immunocompromised patients vaccinated to date; and his views on whether this is a sufficient number to ensure the safety of this vulnerable group...
- Alcohol Pricing
230. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce minimum unit pricing prior to the north; and the reason for moving away from an all-island approach to this policy. [24779/21]
- Medical Cards
231. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for differentiating between pensioners under 70 and those over 70 years of age for medical card eligibility. [24811/21]
- Vaccination Programme
234. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have completed their mandatory hotel quarantine in a designated facility to date; the number of persons that pre-booked and pre-paid...
- Departmental Bodies
236. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the women’s health taskforce; the work carried out since its establishment; the priorities for 2021; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Services
237. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients at present in Clifden Hospital, County Galway; the present capacity of the hospital; the short-term plans to increase this capacity; and...
- Vaccination Programme
238. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in a central location in Connemara, County Galway in view of the difficulty for many persons that live up to...
- Departmental Data
240. To ask the Minister for Health the number on waiting lists for access to CAMHS in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form; the waiting times involved to access these appointments;...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
241. To ask the Minister for Health when First Holy Communions will be permitted in churches under Covid-19 regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24833/21]
- Home Help Service
242. To ask the Minister for Health when home help will be increased for a person (details supplied) in view of their health situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24838/21]
- Departmental Data
243. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unregistered designated residential centres in the context of the Health Act 2007 which may have been used from by the HSE to facilitate...
- Proposed Legislation
244. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish legislation to amend the Health Act 2007 to provide for temporary registration of non-designated centres in emergency situations for...
- Departmental Data
245. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occasions on which the HSE and his Department have been notified by HIQA of regulatory non-compliance in HSE or HSE-funded designated centres in...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccines administered in each county to date by vaccination centre both nominal and per capita for both total county population and...
- Health Services
249. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims made to the CervicalCheck Tribunal to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24845/21]
- General Practitioner Services
250. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance available to a family (details supplied); the actions being taken to assist others in similar situations to access general practitioner care;...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
251. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in relation to drive-through events such as bingo and charity events and so on; if they are currently permissible; if not, the reason,...
- Health Services
252. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a request from an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the need for additional eye clinic liaison officers; and if he will make a...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
253. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered allowing using risk assessment for the venue specific to the marriage to inform the number of guests that can attend; and if he will make...
- Dental Services
255. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists registered and operating in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24855/21]
- Advanced Healthcare Directives
260. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to establish a register for advance healthcare directives as part of the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
261. To ask the Minister for Health when outdoor commercial markets and stalls can resume following their closure due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Mental Health Services
262. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the creation of an advertisement to attempt to recruit seven unpaid assistant psychologist roles within HSE services; the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
265. To ask the Minister for Health the reason front-line workers who are applicants for international protection in County Galway have been moved from self-catering accommodation to single hotel...
- Nursing Education
266. To ask the Minister for Health the decisions that have been taken to pay student nurses and midwives for work whilst on placement; the details of any decisions; and when students will...
- Vaccination Programme
267. To ask the Minister for Health when community pharmacists will be engaged in the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24958/21]
- Nursing Homes
268. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put a complaint mechanism in place for residents of nursing homes and their families given that at present HIQA cannot investigate individual...
- Disability Diagnoses
270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum in County Donegal aged between 0 to 4, 4 to 12 and 12 to 18 years of age, respectively in...
- Youth Services
271. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for occupational therapy services in County Donegal as part of children and youth services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
- Mental Health Services
272. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for psychology services in County Donegal as part of children and youth services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Disability Services
275. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be admitted to the Sean O'Hare unit in Stranorlar, County Donegal; and if he will make a...
- Health Services Staff
276. To ask the Minister for Health when the vacant ophthalmic position will be filled to allow for the resumption of the diabetic ophthalmic clinic in Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will...
- Vaccination Programme
277. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25001/21]
- Hospital Appointments Status
278. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an orthopaedic operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Services
279. To ask the Minister for Health if children with spina bifida born before 2008 under the care of St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin have equal access to multidisciplinary...
- Health Services
280. To ask the Minister for Health if he will work in consultation with the HSE and other relevant institutions to ensure that educational psychology and counselling doctorates are brought in...
- Disability Services
286. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time in disability care for a speech and language therapist in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25036/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
290. To ask the Minister for Health when persons who are vaccinated will be able to travel freely throughout Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25100/21]
- Health Service Executive
291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for psychologists in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25102/21]
- Vaccination Programme
292. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered using a vaccine (details supplied) to bolster supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25105/21]
- Hospital Staff
293. To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint a full-time consultant from University Hospital Limerick to the medical assessment unit in Nenagh Hospital as a matter of priority (details...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
294. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the circumstances in relation to a person (details supplied) in mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Agriculture Industry
296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications made annually for licences to cultivate hemp; the number licences awarded in each county; the number of licences refused; the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
297. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that pregnant women and their partners have access to as much support as possible in respect of both prenatal and antenatal...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Expenditure
298. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount expended by his Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date in...
- Animal Diseases
299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider setting up a permanent compensation fund in order to protect the poultry sector from losses due to ongoing...
- Common Agricultural Policy
300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that have entitlements of value of 0 to €100, €100 to €200, €200 to €300,...
- Agriculture Schemes
301. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average amount paid in each tranche of REPS, AEOS and GLAS by county and year in tabular form. [25103/21]
- Environmental Policy
302. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to carry out a baseline biodiversity survey on every farm to...
- Pesticide Use
304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to review pesticide use across the agricultural sector while...
- Forestry Sector
305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to incorporate afforestation into the new CAP to provide...
- Programme for Government
306. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to develop climate action signpost farms to provide on-farm...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Schemes
308. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of SICAP funding awarded for County Wexford to date under the 2018 to 2022 programme; the amount of SICAP funding granted...
- Programme for Government
309. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to support the development of broadband connection points...
- Departmental Expenditure
310. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount expended by her Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date in...
