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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (18 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 145. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures being taken to tackle the backlog of appointment requests for public services cards in Cork city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26222/21]

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Seirbhís Craolacháin Gaeilge: Plé (19 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Fáiltím roimh an Aire, an tUasal O’Keeffe agus an fhoireann uile agus gabhaim buíochas dóibh as an tuairisc. Tá sé soiléir go bhfuil an-chuid oibre agus iarracht mhór á ndéanamh. Teastaíonn uainn cinntiú go mbeadh cothrom na Féinne ag muintir na Gaolainne, pé áit ina bhfuil siad. Tá ról...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to assist family farms and to ensure their viability into the future; the new schemes that will be available for climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27004/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licences approved in each of the previous 12 months; the number of appeals and applications lodged within this timeline; the number of applications yet to be processed; the measures that are being taken to deal with the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27003/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement he has had with third-level Institutions to ensure that 2020-2021 first-year students who have not attended their courses due to distance learning can have on-campus accommodation options available to them for next year given that they have not had the opportunity to make connections with their peers and seeking accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (20 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the distances for adjacent and non-adjacent third-level SUSI grants are set; his plans for a review of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26993/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2020: Discussion (20 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Mr. Downes can continue as I do not have a particular question at this point.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 31. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason larger counties with larger CLÁR areas are limited to making the same number of applications as much smaller counties with smaller CLÁR areas; if an imbalance against CLÁR area residents in the larger counties is recognised; her plans to review this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27953/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (25 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 42. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has examined ways to address rural isolation and loneliness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27954/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (25 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had with the RSA and NDLS to resolve the ongoing issue due to Covid-19 restrictions that have resulted in the current backlog of driver test appointments and driver theory test appointments; when the roll-out of the online theory test will be available to all category A, B and W applicants; the number of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: On the same issue, it is hugely important that learner drivers can get the opportunity to do their theory tests and get on with having lessons and enjoying the summer. Overall, almost 150,000 people have had their tests repeatedly rescheduled throughout the year. Facing into the summer holidays, there is a real opportunity for people to take the test or have driving lessons and get the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (27 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 59. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with the relevant stakeholders including foster families on the proposed national standards for children’s social services; the future he envisages for the 2003 standards; the role there will be for foster families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28654/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (27 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 54. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being taken to consider additional allocated time under the early childhood care and education scheme given that the full service under the scheme was not available to children due to Covid-19 restrictions and some children may benefit from this ahead of starting primary school; and if he will make...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget Priorities Exiting Covid-19 Pandemic: Discussion (3 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Chathaoirleach as an gcur i láthair agus as an eolas. There are one or two points I wish to raise. The pandemic hit different people in different ways and some people were more sheltered from it. We have seen, for example, the way savings accumulated for some people while others fell behind because of it and suffered serious loss of income. There...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget Priorities Exiting Covid-19 Pandemic: Discussion (3 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: What kind of area would Dr. Kinsella channel the savings into, or how would he channel them if-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget Priorities Exiting Covid-19 Pandemic: Discussion (3 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: May I ask one further brief question, please, for clarification on youth unemployment? Go raibh maith agat as an am, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. I agree with Dr. Kinsella on the loss of income and the social ill of youth unemployment, but would he also take into account the fact that so many younger people have been spending the college year at home, locked away in the bedroom? Would he count...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (1 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures being taken to reduce the current long wait times for surveying and commencement of works under the warmer homes scheme, free energy upgrades for eligible homes; when applications under this scheme will be open for second-time applicants given that certain works are now available that were not available...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has with National Broadband Ireland to escalate the roll-out of fibre broadband for areas in County Cork still awaiting on survey stage given that surveys are ongoing in certain areas in the County by National Broadband Ireland; the measures that are being taken to progress the roll-out given the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: The leaving certificate and leaving certificate applied, LCA, classes will start their exams next week. I wish all classes every success with their exams. They have had a very tough, twisted and dizzy road going through both fifth and sixth year to arrive now at exams that they thought might never have happened. Go n-éirí go geal leis na daoine seo atá ag déanamh na...