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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered holding the driver theory test online to clear the backlog and allow it to proceed during Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11783/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Tax (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered reassessing the method by which motor tax is calculated to a system by which the cars that produce more harmful exhausts are liable for more tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11098/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 367. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the suspension of processing of foreign birth registrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11871/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 368. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects the processing of foreign birth registrations to resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11872/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 374. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to ensure the foreign births register staff are contactable and applicants can receive an update on their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12069/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cybersecurity Policy (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 385. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action he has taken in response to recent statements by a person (details supplied) regarding academic freedom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11878/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a new post-primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11036/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered using transition year to allow students to catch up on missed classes and lessons due to Covid-19 school closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11465/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with UCD on the accreditation of the national training course for special needs assistants that is being held by UCD; the details of the future accreditation of the course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12022/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 532. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered ensuring that inheritances that do not qualify for inheritance tax do not affect a non-contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11105/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Freedom of Speech (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 646. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if action has been taken in relation to an incident regarding academic freedom (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12048/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 913. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for autism assessment for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11778/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 915. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for autism assessment for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11780/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 914. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in accessing autism assessment for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11779/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 924. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered increasing investment in test and trace facilities to help combat Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11792/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 925. To ask the Minister for Health the current average turnaround time for contact tracing following a positive test for Covid-19; the goal for the turnaround time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11793/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 1101. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a charity (details supplied) has availed of funding under the Covid-19 stability fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12001/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (25 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered reinstating the rates waiver for vacant premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10865/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to allow small-scale construction to resume in cases in which the residency in the home depends on the construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10673/21]

New Decade, New Approach Agreement: Statements (24 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the opportunity to share a few thoughts in this very important debate. I commend the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, on his efforts just over a year ago, with his former colleague, the then Secretary of State, Julian Smith, to make this agreement possible and get the Northern Ireland Executive back up and running. I was taken with the Taoiseach's opening remarks....