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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: I greatly appreciate the opportunity to raise this issue. Next week the Government, on foot of NPHET recommendations, will make some very serious decisions. I do not want to engage in what some people have labelled as perhaps a shopping list of key issues but can we expect that those decisions, when they are made, will be clear and will provide a timeline beyond the next four weeks,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 234. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered implementing a single recruitment process for healthcare professionals to apply for the role of vaccinator for the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine rather than continuing with separate application processes and Garda vetting for each mass vaccination site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16237/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (25 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 239. To ask the Minister for Health the steps Ireland will take to support the implementation of the Beating Cancer Plan; if he plans to leverage EU funds or other supports available under the plan for national cancer policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16242/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 240. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department was involved in the development of Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with Covid-19; if Ireland’s application to the EU recovery and resilience facility will include actions to support the recovery of the health service following the Covid-19 pandemic and improve the future resilience of the health service; and if he...

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: I support this Bill. I am delighted to see it on the agenda and I give full credit to the Minister for bringing it forward. It is an ambitious and modernising Bill which addresses many of our societal failings as a country. It is only right that Part 2 rights so many of the wrongs done to adoptive parents. I will, however, raise some concerns, but before I do so, I welcome the elements in...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: I am very grateful to the Taoiseach for his opening remarks and to the Minister of State. The videoconference European Council that will take place on Thursday and Friday has a jam-packed agenda once again. It will deal with a plethora of issues but I will raise just two. First, President Joe Biden’s attendance at the Council for the first time is a wonderful opportunity for a reset...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the engagement he had with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland in relation the Covid-19 pandemic. [1326/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Taoiseach for the full response. There are one or two areas on which I would like him to elaborate, if possible. The Taoiseach referred to similarities in the approach by this jurisdiction and Northern Ireland in terms of restrictions and tackling the pandemic. We are all aware that those similarities are about to change. We need to question what level of formal co-ordination...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in the installation of electric vehicle charging points throughout Ireland; the target for the number of charging points to be installed in 2021; the number installed to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14630/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 352. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to ensure that owners of apartments will be permitted to install electric vehicle chargers in their parking spaces at their own cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14559/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the post-Brexit shipping links between Ireland and the UK and the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14558/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 99. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of UK driver licences that have been exchanged for Irish licences since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1333/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 140. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the redundancy protections in place for women who have had to cut back on their hours or take leave during the Covid-19 pandemic to manage unpaid domestic, childcare and homeschooling demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13896/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 163. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the restart grant will be reintroduced once businesses can reopen to support them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14815/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the timeline of the LUAS expansion to Finglas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14631/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ferry Services (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 353. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts being made to encourage operators to increase direct shipping routes from Ireland to continental Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1334/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 437. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered reducing tax rates such as the exit tax rate and capital gains tax for young investors to encourage more young people to enter the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14175/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 460. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with the Central Bank regarding the recent fine levied on a company (details supplied); his views on the impact of this case on the international reputation of Irish financial services in general; the steps being taken to ensure incidents of this type cannot occur again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14632/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 518. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to bring section 39 and 56 organisations back into the remit of the public service pay agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14020/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Functions (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 748. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he plans to take to reinstate the service provided by the Apostille Office to authenticate documents in a timely manner given it is taking upwards of four weeks to carry out the same task; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14170/21]