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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 361. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports that have not been issued in the past 24 hours on their estimated issue dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54040/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 364. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports that have been issued on an emergency basis since 2020; the number of passport applications that have been received in passport offices since 2020; the number of passport applications that were online renewals since 2020; the number of passport applications that were via post renewals since 2020; the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 365. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of passport applications; the backlog for same; his plans to ensure this backlog is cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54048/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 366. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the mental health of a person is considered an emergency situation to fast-track a passport in order that the person can visit family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54049/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 368. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address the long waiting times on the phone for applicants who apply for passports; the number of persons that are employed to answer these calls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54052/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 363. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons that work in the Passport Office in Cork and Dublin since January 2020 to date; the number still working from home; the number that have full access to their systems; the number that been fully paid since March 2020 to date; the number that are receiving their full payments, in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that are in place to appoint a sufficient number of special needs assistants in a school (details supplied) to ensure the safe and efficient running of the school; when an appeal will be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54471/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the deficit in the number of special needs assistants in a school (details supplied) will be rectified to ensure that the high-risk children can remain safe within the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54472/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the huge shortage of special needs assistants in a school (details supplied); when these appointments are likely to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54473/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that are in place to appoint additional SNAs and additional SET hours for a school (details supplied); when this shortage will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54474/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that are in place to appoint a sufficient number of SNAs to a school (details supplied); when this situation will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54475/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for assistive technology by a school (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54476/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 618. To ask the Minister for Health the plans are in place for the appointment of a HSE podiatrist to replace a person (details supplied) who retired in February 2021 in the Bantry area and who has not yet been replaced leaving hundreds of elderly vulnerable persons without podiatry services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54478/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 619. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to update the dental treatment services scheme (details supplied); when the scheme will be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54479/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: The Minister has no answer to the question I asked.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: He does not want to answer the question I asked on behalf of the parents and children of west Cork.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: Stop turning the issue into a political football.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: There is a serious shortage of special needs assistants, SNAs, in schools in west Cork. In the past week, schools in Ballydehob, Caheragh, Schull, Maulatrahane, Dreeny and elsewhere have urgently required SNAs. Despite announcements in budget after budget that extra SNAs have been agreed, nothing is happening for these schools on the ground. This is an urgent situation that needs...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will increase funding for roads in west County Cork in 2022 to bring the area in line with other counties that have received funding ahead of the county for many years (details supplied). [45919/21]

Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: I intended to start on a different subject than the one I am going to start on but changed my mind on listening to Deputy Leddin. In fairness, some people have to educate the people in the Green Party seeing as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are lying by the wayside allowing as much hurt to be inflicted on the ordinary people of rural Ireland as is possible. Carbon tax hurts only the people...