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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: The USA is not sending officials to the winter Olympics due to China's human rights abuses. Ms Emma Reilly was recently sacked by the UN, reportedly because she blew the whistle on a practice whereby the UN provides to Chinese diplomats the names of Uighurhuman rights campaigners. She said she has the documents to prove it. In 2013 Emma received an email from Chinese diplomats asking her...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with the President of the United States. [60076/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [58863/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: An in-depth TILDA - The Irish LongituDinal Study on Ageing - report published recently showed there is currently a crisis among older people in the State. Physical activity by older people during Covid is at 22% lower than it should be. Loneliness is a significant issue as well and the figures indicate there is double the level of loneliness that existed before the crisis. Loneliness is a...

Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Today, we in Aontú launched a Bill seeking a commission of investigation into the management of nursing homes during the Covid crisis. The majority of people in the State who have died during the pandemic caught Covid in a hospital or a nursing home. Indeed, more than 2,000 people died after contracting Covid in a nursing home. Many of their families are deeply distressed and want to...

Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: In the nursing homes.

Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: No. Terms of reference are needed for an investigation.

Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: All investigations have terms of reference.

Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: We cannot have an investigation without terms of reference.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: EU Programmes (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 61. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated to projects in Ireland under the Leader programme from 2015 to 2021; the number and details of projects that were at least funded in part by the Leader programme broken down by county from 2015 to 2021, in tabular form. [60163/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Commissions of Investigation (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 80. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing; the duration of each commission of investigation; the deadline for each commission of investigation; and the actual and projected cost of each commission of investigation. [54098/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will seek to reverse the inertia that has taken hold of the Moore Street Battle Field Project (details supplied); the discussions that have been held with relatives of the persons involved in the 1916 rising; if he will accept the long standing request by the relatives of the signatories to the 1916 Proclamation to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if evidence of guardianship and or a written statutory declaration satisfies the conditions for a parent to add their child or children to their application for local authority social housing and HAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59841/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 268. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when his attention was drawn to an issue reported in a newspaper (details supplied) which indicated that there is an exchange between the United Nations Human Rights Council and Chinese diplomats of information on Uighur dissidents; if he will provide details of dates his Department met with a person (details supplied); the names of those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered having Traveller culture weeks, disability awareness weeks and socio-economic discrimination awareness weeks in schools around the country [60270/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 389. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of a humanitarian visa under the Irish refugee protection programme for persons (details supplied); and if the application will be expedited in view of the circumstances of the case. [60383/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 405. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of persons currently in direct provision and the number in each of the past ten years. [60028/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 406. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children currently in direct provision. [60029/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 407. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of persons who died while in the direct provision system in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [60030/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 431. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children seeking international protection in Ireland at present. [60031/21]